Cristiano Ronaldo made the decision to leave Real Madrid back in January after feeling he was no longer valued and appreciated by the club, according to reports in Spain. The 33-year-old looks set to leave the Bernabeu this summer after nine enormously successful seasons in the Spanish capital, with Juventus working on an £88million deal to bring him to Turin.
Ronaldo has had a fructuous relationship with Real for some time, having grown frustrated with the lack of support he received from the club last summer over his tax case. He has also wanted a new contract that puts his salary more in line with the massive wages PSG and Barcelona now pay Neymar and Lionel Messi respectively, though president Florentino Perez has been reluctant to extend Ronaldo’s already lucrative deal.
Now Spanish newspaper Marca report that Real made the decision back in January that they would accept an offer of just £88m for Ronaldo – a tenth of his release clause – which enraged the Portuguese star. Real are keen to bring in a new, younger Galactico and have targeted both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, leading them to discussing the possibility of offloading Ronaldo – and his hefty wages – to a club who are not a direct rival.