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Former Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón has opined that the club’s decision to sell Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer of 2018 was ‘crazy’. The Portuguese, who had been a key player for Los Blancos since leaving Manchester United in 2009, left the Spanish team for Juventus before the 2018-19 season.
More than two years have passed since that move was made, but Real Madrid have yet to replace the goals that the now 35-year-old scored with great consistency during his time with the LaLiga team.
Speaking to journalists at the annual Nacex Desafío paddle tennis tournament, Calderón said [via Goal]: “Since Cristiano stupidly sold himself, it was clear that the team needed reinforcements in that position and in others but the sad reality is that the club’s accounts are not only empty but are also full of tickets worth around 1,000 million – bills to pay “
“What happened against Shakhtar and Cádiz left a very bad taste in our mouths but we have to be optimistic because this team has gone through difficult times before and has managed to overcome them although obviously the feelings are not good,” he added.
He added that it was crazy on Madrid’s part to sell the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, as he said: [Zidane] doing what you can with the resources available. Shakhtar’s performance was not good, there were a lot of mistakes, I’m sure also in the line-up, but you can’t blame just one person, it’s an accumulation of circumstances, a chain of events that have led to this. It was crazy to sell Cristiano when they don’t have anyone to score. “
While it is true that Real Madrid have failed to replace Ronaldo’s goals, they still managed to win LaLiga last season. This time they have had a sloppy start to the new season, but hope they can bounce back and achieve success.
