Marcelo reveals when he found out that Ronaldo decided to leave Real Madrid

11 feb 2019

In an interview conducted by the Brazilian media Esporte Interativo, journalist Tatiana Mantovani spoke with Real Madrid's left-back Marcelo and the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo from the Santiago Bernabeu was one of the topics addressed, with the Brazilian revealing when he found out about the Portuguese star's desire to leave.

It happened during the weekend when of the Champions League final against Liverpool. During a training session, Ronaldo admitted to Marcelo that he had already made a decision to leave: "Damn, we were training for the final and he told me: 'I'm leaving.'"

Later in July Ronaldo joined Juventus in a deal worth 100 million euros and a contract guaranteeing the player 30 million euros per season.