Having signed for Real Madrid from Manchester United for a then world-record fee of €94 million, Ronaldo established himself as one of the greats of the game at the Santiago Bernabeu. He is Real Madrid’s leading goalscorer in history and won a staggering four UEFA Champions League titles and Ballon d’Or awards apiece in the Spanish capital.
Ronaldo became the most expensive player above the age of 30 when he moved from Real Madrid to Juventus, while his €100 million transfer fee is also the highest sum paid by an Italian club in history.
Upon joining Juventus, Ronaldo revealed that the reason he left Real Madrid was to take on a new challenge. Having represented the likes of Sporting CP, Manchester United and Real Madrid, the Portuguese great wanted to try his luck in a new league, due to which he completed a move to Juventus after winning the UEFA Champions League with Los Blancos in 2018.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez played a pivotal role in Ronaldo’s departure
However, he also later revealed in an interview with France Football that the lack of support from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was the reason behind his departure.
Ronaldo has aged like fine wine and continues to bang in the goals for club and country. The 35-year-old has shown no signs of slowing down and is sure to go down as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
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