Why Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid? The true story
Cristiano Ronaldo confessed why he left Real Madrid for Juventus: "If it was for money, in China they offered me five times more".
There were nine seasons with 16 titles for Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid. A historic and unique cycle for one of the best players in history in one of the most important clubs in the world.
However, this year the Portuguese striker got tired, said goodbye without giving too many explanations and left for Juventus, who paid 112 million euros to sign him. Until he broke his silence in an interview he gave to the French magazine France Football: he took aim at president Florentino Perez.
"I felt that inside the club I was no longer considered as I was at the beginning. The first four or five years I had the feeling of being Cristiano Ronaldo. Then less so. And the president looked at me as if I was no longer indispensable.
Florentino Pérez never looked at me except as a business relationship. What he said to me was never from the heart," said Ronaldo, who added that his decision was not made because of the departure of coach Zinedine Zidane, but that "it was one of those small details that confirmed what I thought about the club's situation.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has seven goals in his first 12 games with Juve, made it clear that the end of his cycle at Real Madrid had little to do with money. "When there were reports that I wanted to leave, I had the impression that the president would not stop me, I reflected on this situation.
If I had left for a question of money I would have gone to China, which offered me five times more. I didn't come to Juve for money, I earned the same in Madrid, even more. The difference is that Juve really wanted me. They told me so. They proved it to me," said Ronaldo.
There were nine seasons with 16 titles for Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid. A historic and unique cycle for one of the best players in history in one of the most important clubs in the world. However, this year the Portuguese striker got tired, said goodbye without giving too many explanations and left for Juventus, who paid 112 million euros to sign him. Until he broke his silence in an interview he gave to the French magazine France Football: he took aim at president Florentino Perez.
"I felt that inside the club I was no longer considered as I was at the beginning. The first four or five years I had the feeling of being Cristiano Ronaldo. Then less so. And the president looked at me as if I was no longer indispensable. Florentino Pérez never looked at me except as a business relationship.
What he said to me was never from the heart," said Ronaldo, who added that his decision was not made because of the departure of coach Zinedine Zidane, but that "it was one of those small details that confirmed what I thought about the club's situation.
The Portuguese, who has seven goals in his first 12 games with Juve, made it clear that the end of his cycle at Real Madrid had little to do with money. "When there were reports that I wanted to leave, I had the impression that the president would not stop me, I reflected on this situation.
If I had left for a question of money I would have gone to China, which offered me five times more. I didn't come to Juve for money, I earned the same in Madrid, even more. The difference is that Juve really wanted me. They told me so. They showed me," Ronaldo declared.
