Ronaldo told Man Utd team-mates he’d ‘had enough’ before ‘surprise’ Real Madrid transfer, housemate Nani reveals
NANI claims Cristiano Ronaldo talked openly of leaving Manchester United for Real Madrid before his world-record switch, claiming he’d “had enough.”
Ronnie swapped Old Trafford for the Bernabeu in 2009, netting the Red Devils £80million.
But Nani, who was Ronaldo’s housemate in Manchester, claims his compatriot made no secret of his desire to quit United during his final Premier League season.
Ronnie had been looking to leave the year before after helping Sir Alex Ferguson to another Champions League title.
But despite being convinced to remain for one more season, the legendary striker was clearly itching for a fresh start.
Nani told the UTD Podcast: “We would stay at the end of training to do competitions.
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“[Ronaldo and Anderson] were my teammates, everyone has best friends or some they feel more comfortable with, and they were my support.
“Some days he [Ronaldo] was telling us openly, ‘I’m here six or seven years now, I think it’s enough for me’.
“But it was always, ‘I will see, I will see’, but we never though it [Real Madrid move] would happen so fast.
“After we won the league in the second year he left, he produced a great season so we were still surprised.
“You know Cristiano is very competitive and staying in his house for a day means he can challenge you any time.
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“He had a swimming pool, tennis court, ping pong table. Every time there was a discussion about who was right or better, the only time we were not playing was at night.
“We were sitting on the sofa talking and Cristiano disappears but we learn that because me and Anderson in the morning we were always tired.
“But Cristiano was already up two hours earlier. It was fantastic moments and great memories we had.”
