Adam Idah determined to take his chances - and Ronaldo's jersey

The Republic of Ireland striker also has the opportunity to nail down the Republic of Ireland's No.9 jersey as the national team faces into a trio of vital World Cup qualifiers

 Adam Idah of Republic of Ireland and Laszlo Kleinheisler of Hungary during the international friendly match in Budapest

Cristiano Ronaldo was the player Adam Idah idolised when the latter was a kid growing up in Cork and the Norwich City striker has already called dibs on the superstar’s jersey when the Republic of Ireland face Portugal this Wednesday.

What was already a huge World Cup qualifier in the Estadio Algarve has taken on an even greater significance with Ronaldo’s sensational transfer from Juventus back to Manchester United where he spent six wildly successful seasons back in the noughties.