CRISTIANO RONALDO is adamant he will never become a striker despite many suggesting the shift would suit him.

The Real Madrid star takes on Juventus in Cardiff tomorrow aiming to win the Champions League for a fourth time.

3 Cristiano Ronaldo is bidding to win his fourth Champions League final Credit: Getty Images

Gary Neville claimed his former team-mate is turning into a front man as he enters his 30s.

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But Ronaldo, 32, said: "People think I'm a striker. I'm never going to be a striker. I've scored nearly 600 goals playing in the position I do.

"It depends on the tactics the coach uses. I like to play with more freedom; when we play 4-4-2 I like it more.

"But that's not to say I don't like to play in a 4-3-3 because I do other movements and take up different positions.

"Of course I like to play more freely because it's a position in which I also play for Portugal, but obviously I also like the 4-3-3."

Ronaldo is one of many superstar signings that Real Madrid have been famous for pursuing.

But the former Manchester United star is adamant the galactico label does not apply to him.

On the possibility of taking a penalty in the final, he added: "I'm not a typical player who likes to look at videos because I think that things come naturally.

"Obviously it's important to know one or two points but not to obsess.

"For example, in penalties, thinking about which side you shoot more towards: when you're there, a lot of things go through your head and it's one moment to decide. It's instinct. And that's why I don't really like to plan what I'm going to do.

3 Ronaldo insists he will not move off the wing as he gets older Credit: Getty Images

3 Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo have already won the competition twice in three years Credit: Getty Images

"A penalty in the final? It's not fear. I like to take risks. It's a calculated risk, not life or death. I can score or miss.

"But I'm not going to miss. You have to think positively. That's the difference between good players, very good players and galacticos.

"I don't consider myself a galactico. But I consider myself a player who has created history in Manchester, Madrid and with the national team."