Real Madrid and the complicated life after Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane | Bleacher's report
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The world of Real Madrid was upset this summer with the departure of manager Zinedine Zidane and star player Cristiano Ronaldo. Not since the iconic Alfredo Di Stefano – a man who scored in each of the five consecutive European Cup final wins of the club – was moved by the back door in 1964 did they experience as much of troubles with their team.
which led the club to its third UEFA Champions League title on the rebound in May-would leave. It seems that he did not have the stomach to renovate an aging team that waded domestic last season, finishing 17 points drifting off Barcelona in the race for La Liga.
Of the team that faced Liverpool in Kiev, Ukraine, five of his key players – the disruptive Marcelo, Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric, Ronaldo and his big foil, Karim Benzema – are all on the wrong side of 30.
"I have the feeling that Zidane left because he was compromised by the players whose club wanted to get rid of," said Juanma Trueba, a Spanish football writer based in Madrid . "Zidane preferred to be loyal to players like Cristiano and Keylor Navas, we do not know if Benzema will continue at the club, they will sign Mauro Icardi"
"Zidane thought he owed them were the only ones who made him a champion.With the likely signing of Thibaut Courtois at goal – and other players – the team next season will not be similar to Zidane's Real Madrid. "Zidane said that he would not continue because he was not happy with this revision of the team. "
Ronaldo followed him shortly thereafter and went to Juventus in the 15 days after his return from the finals of the FIFA World Cup
Ronaldo still had an icy relationship with Real Madrid.The president of the club, Florentino Perez, who nearly made the decision to sign it to Summer 2009 because the player was an heir to Perez's predecessor, Ramon Calderon [19659010] Florentino Perez had an icy relationship with Ronaldo “/>
Florentino Perez had an icy relationship with Ronaldo Hassan Ammar / Associated Press
"The departure of Cristiano was not a surprise," says Manu Sainz, journalist at Diario AS . knew the possibilities for him to go as far as 2013. He has never had a good relationship with Florentino. Until now, their problems have always been solved with money – Cristiano says "I'm leaving"; Florentino paid him more to stay. This time, Cristiano was tired of the situation. He did not want to stay in Madrid for more money, so he decided to go slamming the door in Florentino 's face. "
Real Madrid has offered Ronaldo an improved contract to stay in. It seems however stranger than a player who has scored 451 goals in nine seasons and who has brought the club to four titles in the world. UEFA Champions League, for example, by scoring five goals in the quarterfinal against Bayern.Morton in 2017, is not loved by Madridistas.
It was remarkable, says Trueba, that during the recent presentation of the Real Madrid Alvaro Odriozola, signed Real Sociedad for 40 million euros, and the Brazilian starlet, Vinicius Jr., The name of Ronaldo at Santiago Bernabeu stadium has not been sung, even the name of Mesut Ozil, which is a footnote in the history of the club, was chanted by the fans at the presentation of Gareth Bale in 2013 by the Dec Ision will unload Ozil this summer at Arsenal
As a business , Real Madrid made a profit on Ronaldo.A player in the autumn of his career has been sold for more than the club paid for him in 2009.
Sainz calls into question the wisdom of the decision, however, signaling the loss of the brand value of Real Madrid by separating from the most famous sportsman on the planet, according to social media followers. How will the club fill its empty goal? Will he come back to haunt them?
"It depends on what Cristiano does to Juve," says Trueba. "If he scores 50 goals per season, each goal will be a dagger at the heart of Real Madrid, knowing that Florentino would not allow Cristiano to leave unless he can get another star like Neymar or Kylian Mbappe. Courtois, Eden Hazard and Vinicius, that will not be enough, Florentino will not be happy with the pickings – he will have a card in his sleeve. "
Perez told fans of Real Madrid to expect to" gorgeous " additions to the team this summer. The promise that he will revive the galactic philosophy that is dormant since 2014, when the club signed James Rodriguez after Colombian heroism at the finals of the FIFA World Cup this summer, is enticing . He has been synonymous with his position as club president since he's introduced to the world of football by hiring Luis Figo from Barcelona in 2000.
"When Florentino became president, nobody knew who he was, "says Sainz. "He needed to generate a big bang, so he linked himself to an important signature: Figid Zidane and others followed, then he became president for the second time in 2009, he signed Kaka , Benzema and Cristiano After winning the Champions League trophies, he saw his image grow with the sporting success of the club. Until now.
"He went crazy about Neymar. He was able to persuade the big stars – like Zidane, Beckham, Basel, Kaka – to join Real Madrid, but it seems his strategy to convince them no longer works. I do not know why, but they do not fight with their clubs to join Real Madrid
"Neymar had an agreement for a few months [to leave Paris Saint-Germain for Real Madrid] but he changed his mind and said" No "to Mbappe would not come the year before the arrival of Paul Pogba – he went to Manchester United, one would think that Neymar would be crazy to go to Real Madrid, but Neymar will not come. "
Sainz says it will be" impossible "for Real Madrid to sign either Neymar Jr. or Mbappe this summer. Trueba believes, however, that with some time before the closing of the transfer market, Perez could still make a big transfer. However, the arrival of Neymar could be a mixed blessing
"I believe that Neymar is a luxury," says Trueba. "It's as if all the big holidays were doing a bit of a hangover, that it was messy, that he was fighting, that Romario, who was also excellent, was doing the same." Real Madrid fans know that Neymar could destabilize., But he would be a key player ripped off in Barcelona, after Messi and Cristiano, he is the best in the world, he would be welcomed with open arms, the stadium would be full to greet him [19659026] Neymar is seen by some as the natural successor to Ronaldo “/>
