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Everton confirmed the loan departure of flop of the century Sandro Ramirez this week, and fans will surely not believe what Brazilian legend Ronaldo thinks about the striker.

What’s the word?

Sandro will join La Liga outfit Real Valladolid on a season-long loan, reports the BBC.

The 23 year-old made the switch to the Toffees in the summer of 2017 for a fee of £5.2m, but he featured just 16 times for the senior side, scoring once.

Ronaldo though, who owns 51% of Valladolid, could not contain his excitement at the signing.

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According to El Gol Digital, translated by Sport Witness, the two-time World Cup winner “trusts the ability” of his club’s new arrival.

It goes on to say he believes the Spaniard will be a “very interesting piece capable of adapting to several positions, defining a set piece and with an experience that will come very well to Real Valladolid.”

Is this a joke?

While you wouldn’t expect the majority shareholder of a club to talk down about a new signing, one has to suspect Ronaldo hasn’t actually watched Sandro play since he joined Everton.

After departing Goodison on loan to Sevilla, he failed to score in 18 games for the club, and then didn’t muster a single strike in 26 showings on loan with Real Sociedad.

Yes, you read that right – Sandro has not scored in 44 games out on loan, meaning the last time he bagged a professional goal at any level was November 2017, when he struck Everton’s lone goal in a 5-1 mauling by Atalanta.

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So, the 23 year-old has scored one goal in 60 appearances since swapping Malaga for Merseyside, and given how Toffees fans feel about his quality, one has to wonder if they will even believe this is the same Ronaldo who slammed in 291 club goals in his career on top of 62 for his country.