CRISTIANO Ronaldo does not see himself spending the rest of his career at Real Madrid.
CRISTIANO Ronaldo does not see himself spending the rest of his career at Real Madrid.
The Portuguese star moved to the Bernabeu for a world record transfer fee of �80million last summer but admitted he can’t see himself staying in Madrid forever.
“Football is all about cycles,” said Ronaldo. “I believe that you are in teams for cycles.
“If you have already won everything with a team you have to change and that’s what happened to me with United.
“I wanted a different football and different goals and I am very happy to have taken this decision. Alex Ferguson understood my decision. I continue to talk to him.
“I spent several years wanting to play in Madrid. But I don’t see myself here at 40.
“You are in teams for cycles.”
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