Captain Cristiano Ronaldo started training to get back on the pitch as Portugal returned home at the start of the World Cup. The player has started training in the old Real Madrid stadium.
The player, who ended his contract with his current club Manchester United at the end of last month, can join any club after the first of next month. Latest reports say the 37-year-old is also considering other clubs, although Saudi club Annasr have stepped forward to bring him into their squad in large numbers. The player has started training on the Real Valdebibas field, but there is no chance of returning to Real.
Ronaldo’s second stint in Manchester was less than satisfactory. The player who fell out with the coach and did not get a place in the first eleven, gave a controversial interview shortly before the World Cup and left the team. The player has revealed that he has no respect for coach ten Haag.
However, manager Santos has fielded the first XI in recent matches after the player having a strong start in the World Cup. There were also reports that Cristiano considered leaving the Portugal squad and returning to his country, angry about it. Portugal defeated Switzerland 6-1 in the preliminaries before falling to Morocco in the quarterfinals.
Real’s all-time hero, Cristiano is the team’s top scorer with 450 goals in 438 games. With Real he won the Champions League four times and La Liga twice. He left Manchester and joined Royal in 2009. The star who moved to Juventus in 2018 soon returned to Manchester.
