Cristiano Ronaldo and the emotional letter with which he says goodbye to Real Madrid at Juventus | Spain

The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo explained in a letter published by Real Madrid on his website the reasons why he decided to end his time in the white club after nine years, "the happiest" of his life, and start a new one in the Juventus Italian.

Cristiano thanked all the time that he lived in Real Madrid in his farewell, justified his desire to leave to "start a new stage" of his career and left a feeling of Madrid that he will never lose. 19659002] This is the farewell letter of Cristiano Ronaldo :

"These years in the Real Madrid and in this city of Madrid, they may have been the happiest of me I have only feelings of great gratitude for this club, for this hobby and for this city, I can only thank them for the love and affection that I have received.

However, I believe that the time has come I want to open a new stage in my life and that is why I asked the club to agree to me I'm sorry, and I'm asking everyone, and especially our supporters, to understand me. "

been a unique 9 years, it was an exciting time for me, full of consideration but also difficult because the [19459005RealMadrid is in great demand, but I know very well that I will never forget that I enjoyed football here in a way

I had fabulous teammates on the field and in the locker room, I felt the warmth of an incredible crowd and together we won 3 Champions in a row and 4 Champions in 5 years. And with them too, at the individual level, I have the satisfaction of having won 4 Gold Balls and 3 Gold Boots, all through my time in this huge and extraordinary club.

The Real Madrid conquered my heart and that of my family, and for this reason more than ever I want to say thank you: thanks to the club, the president, the directors, my colleagues, all technicians, doctors, kineses and amazing workers who make everything work and who tirelessly monitor every detail.

Thank you very much once again to our fans and thank you also to Spanish football. During these 9 exciting years, I had great players in front of me. My respect and my gratitude for all.

I have thought a lot and I know that the time has come for a new cycle. I'm leaving but this shirt, this shield and the Santiago Bernabéu will always continue to belong to me wherever I am.

Thank you to everyone and, of course, as I said for the first time in our stadium 9 years ago: Hala Madrid! "