Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammates are not pleased with what he said about his future with Real Madrid after their third consecutive UEFA Champions League victory on Saturday night.
When he spoke about his future with Spanish club, Ronaldo said, “Now is the time to enjoy this…and in the coming days you will have my answer to the fans, the ones who have really been on my side. It has been very nice being at Real Madrid.“
The last statement sounded as though he was indirectly saying he would leave the club, so he went further to clarify later: “In the coming days you will have my answer. Now we must just enjoy this moment. The future of one player is not important. We have made history.
“I am not saying I am going, in the coming days we will see. They took something out of context, that I should
not have said. I did not know it would be so strong. I prefer not to talk and to enjoy this lovely moment to the maximum.
“I didn’t want to say that, but I’m not sorry either. These are situations which have been coming a long time and you put up with it, but sometimes you lose control. Things are not fixed with money, I have that, that is not a problem for me.
“I cannot guarantee that I will stay at Real Madrid, but this is not the moment to talk, as Madrid have made history, but neither am I going to hide. It is difficult to be at a better place than Madrid, the best club in the world, but life is not just about glory.”
Noticing that his comments were not well received, the 33-year-old Portugal captain later said: “I spoke when I shouldn’t have done but something is going to happen. It wasn’t the right time, but I was honest . In a week I ’ll say something because the fans have always supported me and are in my heart . I don’ t speak much , but when I speak , I speak.
“ Obviously I have something to say , but it wasn’t the right time, although I don’ t regret it, because I was honest . I’ ve kept putting up with this but then I couldn’t control myself. ”