Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo a little long ago went on to join Juventus after ending his nine-year-long stint with Real Madrid. CR7 has already joined Juventus and begun his training with the club. On his arrival to Juventus, the striker got a warm welcome from the fans. A couple of days ago, Ronaldo was seen practising volleys and headers with his fellow teammate Paulo Dybala. Following his arrival at Juventus, Ronaldo unfollowed his former club Real Madrid.

However, he still follows his teammates Santiago Bernabeu and coaches Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane. But Real Madrid remains absent from the list of people he follows. However, immediately after his departure from Real Madrid, the club had unfollowed him from Instagram. The club had put up an emotional message for him which spoke about his career-best points.

He wrote, “The years I’ve spent at Real Madrid and in the city of Madrid have possibly been amongst the happiest of my life. I have only feelings of great thanks towards this club, these fans and this city. I can only but thank all of them for the kindness and affection I’ve been shown. However, I believe that the time has come to embark on a new chapter in my life and that’s why I asked the club to allow me to move on. This is how I feel and I would ask everyone, in particular, our fans, for their understanding. I’ve had nine absolutely marvellous years here. They’ve been nine unique years. It has been an exciting time, full of success, although they’ve also been tough years because the demands at Real Madrid are extremely high, but I know very well that I’ll never be able to forget how I’ve enjoyed my football here in such a unique way. I’ve shared the pitch and dressing room with some amazing teammates, I’ve felt the affection of an incredible fan base and together we lifted three successive Champions League crowns and won the competition four times in the space of five years.”

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