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Ramos, the next: like Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid legends who left because of Florentino

The president Florentino Perez does not care about status at Real Madrid, and has no problems on letting legends go if he feels it is not good for the club

By Mauricio Saenz

The president Florentino Perez does not care about status at Real Madrid, and has no problems on letting legends go if he feels it is not good for the club
The president Florentino Perez does not care about status at Real Madrid, and has no problems on letting legends go if he feels it is not good for the club
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Florentino Perez is a authoritarian figure who as president, gave Real Madrid lots of money that well or not, has been spent. He is stubborn and will never resign a single cent if he does not find it useful. And Sergio Ramos will probably leave the club at the end of the season because of that.

But the current captain would not be the first legend to leave Real Madrid because of him. There are more cases like that. The first one was about Fernando Hierro. He left in 2003 after 14 years in the club because Florentino decided to not extend his contract. Vicente Del Bosque, who had just won the league as the manager of that team, went for the same path. Figo was the next one, leaving to Inter after declaring 'I think they do not want to renew me'.

Iker Casillas, in 2015, was kicked out too. His contract was expiring, Keylor Navas had been just signed and Florentino wanted David De Gea, so the renewal never happened and he left to Porto after an emotional farewell, where he retired after surviving a heart attack.

And the last one, Cristiano Ronaldo: he felt let down by Florentino after the taxes scandal, while the Portuguese hoped the club to protect him like FC Barcelona did for Lionel Messi. He went to the president and he told him 'If you come with a 100 million offer, I will let you go'. And CR7 signed for Juventus.

Now Ramos has all the chances to join that list of legends who left because of this president. Paris Saint-Germain will probably be his new team and if things go as planned, he will play with Messi.


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