Cristiano Ronaldo has broken his silence amid reports he could be in line for a shock return to Real Madrid. The Portuguese superstar has kept his lips sealed on his future until now, after Spanish TV show El Chiringuito reported last night that a potential reunion was on the cards this summer, three years after CR7 left Real Madrid to join Juventus for £99.2million.
Ronaldo has already etched his name into the record books at the Santiago Bernabeu, where he will forever be considered one of the best players in the club’s illustrious history.
Amid the noise, Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has been forced to come out and deny the rumours of Ronaldo’s return to the club, tweeting: “Cristiano is a Real Madrid legend and he has all my love and respect. I have never considered signing him. We look forward. #HalaMadrid.”
The intense speculation has now prompted Ronaldo to issue a statement on his social media channels, in which he makes it clear his work at the Real Madrid is done…
It read: “Anyone who knows me is aware of how focused I am on my work. Less talk and more action, this has been my guiding motto since the start of my career. However, in view of everything that’s been said and written recently, I have to set out my position.
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“As well as this most recent episode in Spain, there have been frequent news and stories associating me with a number of clubs in many different Leagues, with nobody ever being concerned about trying to find out the actual truth.
“I’m breaking my silence now to say that I can’t allow people to keep playing around with my name. I remain focused on my career and in my work, committed and prepared for all the challenges that I have to face. Everything else? Everything else is just talk.”
The 36-year-old has one year left on his current contract in Turin and is not expected to renew with Juventus next summer.
Despite that, Juventus chief Pavel Nedved has repeatedly denied suggestion the club are looking to offload his reported £26.4m yearly wage.
There were further reports in Italy last night that Ronaldo may even have offered himself to Manchester City.
Yet once again, the speculation is believed to be nothing more than paper talk with Ronaldo expected to stay at Juventus.
