Cristiano Ronaldo Trains At Real Madrid’s Valdebebas Ahead Of Winter Move

Written by Patrick Echatah

Cristiano Ronaldo is training at Valdebebas just four days after Portugal’s elimination to Morocco in the World Cup, according to a report from Revelo.

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The striker has returned to Madrid, his home of 9 years from 2009-2018, where he is now training at Valdebebas, on his own, to maintain his form and shape for second half of the season.

Cristiano received all relevant permissions from the club and was able to train on a different field from the one hosted by the first team training.

After his contract was terminated with Manchester United this month, Ronaldo has been on the lookout for a new club. He has an economically mouth-watering offer on the table from Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, but has not given a “yes” yet as he awaits any offers from potential European and Champions League competing clubs.

It is no secrete that Ronaldo would love a return to Madrid, but the club considers the Cristiano Ronaldo chapter closed and does not want to bring the veteran into the current squad dynamics.

Ronaldo’s return to Valdebebas reportedly surprised many this morning, with many academy players desperate to see the legend and snap a picture. The fact that Ronaldo chose to train in Madrid at Valdebebas, and the club granted him permission, suggest that the relationship between the two is solid. Cristiano Ronaldo will forever be one of, if not the greatest, player to ever play for Real Madrid.

Meanwhile…

Real Madrid took the pitch today at Real Madrid City in what was their second training session of the week. As the team continues their preparations for the imminent return to La Liga (a clash vs Real Valladolid on December 30th), they’ve also decided to throw in at least one exhibition match.

On Thursday, Leganes will drive up to Valdebebas for a friendly vs Real Madrid at the club’s training facility. The match will be played behind closed doors and will not be televised.

The purpose of the match is obviously to stay as match fit as possible for the players who have not been playing World Cup games. Several players who did not go to Qatar, such as Toni Kroos, David Alaba, Karim Benzema, Nacho, Dani Ceballos (and others) will surely get a run to gain some momentum for the first game back.

(managingmadrid)

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