There was
shock across the footballing world on Friday with the news that Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Real Madrid,
including in Russia, where the Portugal national team are preparing for the
Confederations Cup. The player has told his international teammates that
his decision is final and that he truly will depart the Spanish
capital. "I am leaving Real Madrid," he told his
Portuguese colleagues."I have made a decision."There is no turning
back." Also coming as a surprise to those in the Portugal camp was
the A Bola front page from earlier in the week, which stated that an offer of
180 million euros will be made for the 32-year-old this summer.
If
Cristiano Ronaldo is to force a move out of Real Madrid, he will have to be
direct and honest with the LaLiga giants' hierarchy. With the winger at
the Confederations Cup following the club's most successful and proud end to a
season for 59 years, there is much frustration that this very sudden saga is
being played out in the media.
Real
president Florentino Perez has made clear to Ronaldo that he will not hold the
player against his will, but neither will he put one man before the team and
club. That means that Los Blancos will be in charge of the terms of Ronaldo's
departure, in terms of the fee and departure date, with Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain set to be
pushed as close to 200 million euros as possible if they seek a deal.
Thus
Madrid are clear that blackmail will not win out when it comes to this soap
opera, which they feel has wounded the club unfairly. In fact, Real's
chiefs remember how this is not the first time Ronaldo has caused them
distress; the forward's tantrums amid the arrival of Gareth Bale was deemed
another unnecessary moment in an otherwise joyful union between the world's top
team and player.
It is
the result of a thoughtful decision from the player, who weighed everything up
over time and has come to this conclusion. Although the club are trying to
calm him down and change his mind, the Portugal international wants to leave
Spain and these are his reasons for doing so.
He feels hurt by tax fraud accusations
Ronaldo
maintains his innocence when accused of defrauding the tax authorities of 14.7
million euros and insisted that did everything in accordance with Spanish
law. As a result he feels hurt and angry and has made his mind up that he
no longer wants to play in LaLiga.
He feels persecuted by the press
Ronaldo
believes that the press have singled him out as being the man to blame for
everything and that he is judged without people really knowing him. He
feels picked on by sections of the media and has made no secret of that when
asked about it. "They treat me like a delinquent and they don't even
know me," said the Portuguese star.
Doesn't feel
supported by Real Madrid
Despite
Los Blancos' statement in which they declared that they were 'absolutely
convinced of the innocence' of Ronaldo, the player doesn't believe that he has
been supported enough.
He wants to look for a new club
Ronaldo
has decided that he will not return to Spanish football, despite Los Blancos
going through a real purple patch and the life that he has in the capital with
his son and girlfriend. His main choice has always been to return to
Manchester United and that could now come true.
He believes he has been unfairly singled out
His
anger isn't just with Real Madrid but he is also furious with the Spanish
justice system. Ronaldo believes that, due to his status as an extremely
well known public figure, he has been made an example of in an unfair and
disproportionate way...
The BIG
question remains, will Cristiano Ronaldo leave Real Madrid?
Source: http://www.marca.com/en/football/real-madrid
