Real Madrid let Ronaldo leave after he submitted a transfer requestThe Portuguese star left the Bernabeu for Juventus in a £100m transfer which stunned the footballing world. However, club president Florentino Perez has stated he was desperate to keep the forward. The 13-time Champions League winners only let him depart after he declared he wanted to leave for personal reasons. "We did not want to sell him, but he wanted to go for personal reasons," he said.

Source: Express September 22, 2018 12:00 UTC