Ex-Los Blancos striker, Fernando Morientes, has said that Ronaldo cannot return to Real Madrid this summer.
He recently revealed that a return to the Spanish club is simply impossible for the Portuguese forward.
Speaking recently during an interview with CasinoHawks, Fernando claimed that even if Real Madrid supporters couldn’t get enough of Ronaldo during his time at the club, his return will not be sanctioned.
According to him, as footballers get older, their expectations and ambitions have to change, so CR7 should be willing to lower his standards if he decides to leave Saudi Arabia this summer.
Moreientes believes that while the Portugal captain has the right to decide where he wants to retire, he must accept the fact that he is not the kind of signing Real Madrid would be looking at right now.
“As a footballer, we Real Madrid fans enjoyed Cristiano’s best years at the Bernabeu. The impact he’s had on modern football has been incredible.
As you get older, obviously not just him, but everyone, expectations and ambitions change, and you have to lower your standards a bit. I think when a player of that age joins the Saudi Pro League, it’s to finish his professional footballing career and begin retirement,” he said.
Fernando believes that Sporting Lisbon could be a very good destination for Ronaldo if he wants to finish where he started, especially because the club would accept him with open arms.
He, however, insisted that while he likes footballers who start and end their careers in one club, he is not so sure Ronaldo would want that for himself at the moment.
“I don’t know if he has any special motivation to wear a shirt; for example, Sporting Lisbon’s was where he started. Obviously, Real Madrid’s is almost impossible now.
I like to see him where I see him, and I’d like him to retire wherever he wants to. I really like those players who start out with one team and end up retiring there. I don’t know if Cristiano would have that motivation to do so at Sporting,” he added.
