Ronaldo to go to Atlético Madrid 'It was a bad match... '

During his time at Real Madrid, he won at every turn over his local rival A. Madrid.

Ronaldo (red shirt) playing against Atletico Madrid in March of this year

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Dongchan Kim = As Cristiano Ronaldo (37, Portugal) announced his intention to leave his current club, Manchester United (England, hereafter referred to as Manchester United), rumors of a transfer to Spanish professional football Atletico Madrid arose.

The Daily Star, a British newspaper, said on the 23rd (Korea time) that “the possibility of Ronaldo moving to Atlético Madrid is being raised again.” reported that

In addition, Spanish radio broadcaster SER’s sports program El Laguero said in a recent report, “Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes is optimistic that Ronaldo can move to Atletico Madrid.

Ronaldo, who joined Manchester United ahead of the 2021-2022 season, said he wanted to play in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) for the 2022-2023 season, although he still has one year left on his contract. known

However, the Atlético Madrid club and fans, who have emerged as a transfer target, are trembling.

The British newspaper Mirror reported that Atlético Madrid president Enrique Cerezo was negative about the signing of Ronaldo.

The newspaper recently reported that Cerezo was asked about the possibility of signing Ronaldo at a dinner in Madrid, Spain. Can you ask for more?” he said.

“For Atlético Madrid, where a player with 13 goals last season was the top scorer on the team, Ronaldo’s addition of 24 goals at United could be helpful,” Mirror said. The fact that they have no intention of doing it is also a stumbling block.”

**Ronaldo (left) in 2013 while playing for Real Madrid. On the right is Director Simeone.**

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The British newspaper The Daily Mail reported that “Atletico Madrid fans are also opposed to the signing of Ronaldo.”

The newspaper pointed out that the mood of the fans is that “there is no need to bring in a player who once ridiculed our team at the end of their prime.”

Ronaldo has a bad relationship with Atletico Madrid. In particular, he had an uncomfortable relationship with Atletico Madrid fans, playing for local rivals Real Madrid from 2009 to 2018.

In the 2013-2014 and 2015-2016 seasons when Ronaldo was with Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid lost to Real Madrid in the UCL final.

Also, in the quarter-finals of the 2014-2015 season and the quarter-finals of the 2016-2017 season, Real Madrid did not cross the wall, and in the 2018-2019 season, when Ronaldo moved to Juventus (Italy), he met Juventus in the round of 16 and won the first leg 2-0 and then played the second leg. We lost 0-3.

In particular, when he met Atlético Madrid in the round of 16 during his Juventus in 2019, he stimulated Atlético Madrid fans with a gesture that means, ‘I have won the UCL 5 times, and Atlético Madrid has never been’.

After writing a comeback drama with a hat-trick in the second leg, he mimicked the action of Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone’s ceremony while taking a 1-0 lead in the first leg.

Despite this uncomfortable relationship, the Daily Mail said, “Ronaldo’s agent Mendes has a good relationship with Atlético Madrid. If there is an agent who can send Ronaldo to Atlético Madrid, it will be Mendes.”

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