Spain’s ABC citing sources
said Ronaldo discussed with his close circle of friends, what would have been
if he had remained in Madrid.
Juventus forward Cristiano
Ronaldo has reportedly shared with his former teammates in private that he made
a mistake leaving Real Madrid last year, after his rival, Lionel Messi ran away
with a record sixth Ballon D’Or.
Ronaldo has not confirmed
the story.
The Portuguese footballer
spent 10 years at Real Madrid, leaving the club in 2018 to join Juventus on a
€100 million transfer fee.
He explained the move by
his need for “a new challenge”, but reports indicate that the real reason
behind the move was his anger with the club’s refusal to offer him the amount
he wanted to renew his contract.
Ronaldo is now said to
regret the move, allegedly thinking that he would have won the last two Golden
Ball awards had he stayed at the club, but could not articulate this publicly
for obvious reasons.
The reports suggest that
the winger found it particularly difficult to start from scratch at the age of
33.
The news comes following
the results of the annual Ballon d’Or award, which this year was claimed by
Argentina’s Lionel Messi for the sixth time.
Last year’s trophy also
went to another player, Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric, and some of
Ronaldo’s current teammates, including Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini,
believe that his victory was a planned strike against Ronaldo in order to
punish him for leaving the club.
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