Why Ronaldo left Real Madrid

One of the explanations was that the Spanish club had financial problems and therefore had to sell one of the best players, Periscope follows.

Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague, however, has a different interpretation of the story. According to him, Cristiano Ronaldo wanted a new contract with Real Madrid, even though he had just signed a new one, and Florentino Peres admitted it because Ronaldo was one of the club's greatest names.

But when Perez had told him that he wanted to reduce the Portuguese star's release clause, he did not welcome it very well, and that Ronaldo saw Perez's movement as a clear signal that Real Madrid no longer wants it. /Periscopi/