Aspas: I'll try to win a trophy with Celta Vigo before I retire Celta Vigo Spoke about his ambitions

Iago Aspas has expressed his desire to win a trophy with Celta Vigo before he hangs up his boots.

The Spanish forward, born in Moana, returned to the Celta side towards the end of the 2018/19 campaign after having been out with injury and helped them to avoid relegation, further cementing his status as a club legend.

Aspas was interviewed by actor Manuel Manquina on Television de Galicia and revealed his wish to win a title with his beloved Celta.

"Until the day I retire, I will try to [win a trophy] with Celta," he said.

"It's true that we won the Europa League when I was at Sevilla, but then I didn't play as much of a part in the team as I'd hoped."

Aspas also revealed that he plans to continue working in football after his playing days come to an end.

"I would like to continue to be tied to this sport, whether that's as a coach or a sporting director, which also interests me," he said.

Celta's rivals Deportivo will play Mallorca in their promotion play-off in the coming days and Aspas is hoping that Deportivo can get back into Spain's top flight.

"I've always said that I want [Deportivo] to be with us in the first division because they represent Galician football and also because of the positive economic impact it would have on Vigo and La Coruna," he said.

Another part of the interview saw Aspas enter into the long-running debate between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I'm sticking with Messi [as the better player], but Cristiano Ronaldo deserves a lot of credit as well because, even though he's inferior to the Argentine, he's been able to be at his level," he said.

Aspas spent time with Messi's club teammate Luis Suarez during his spell at Liverpool and had nothing but praise for the Uruguayan.

"He's a very calm person off the pitch and he's a great striker on it," Aspas said.