Rio Ferdinand Reacts To The Prospect Of Cristiano Ronaldo Leaving Real Madrid
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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has expressed his enthusiasm to the prospect of his former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo, leaving Real Madrid this summer.
After being accused of evading nearly £13m at tax by Spanish Prosecutors, the decorated forward on Friday dropped this summer’s biggest bombshell by reportedly deciding to leave the Spanish Capital.
The news has been trending on the social media recently, and on Saturday, Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand weighed in on the situation by tweeting ‘Viva Ronaldo’ in a nod to the United faithful’s song about the winger, and accompanied with the eyes emoji before tagging the forward in a tweet.
Viva Ronaldo…… 👀 @Cristiano
— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) June 16, 2017
Although a lot of top clubs, including Paris St-Germain, have been linked with the four-time Ballon d’Or winner, it seems Manchester United are the real favourites to match Ronaldo’s mammoth £1 billion buyout clause and sign him this summer.
The 32-year-old recently stated that he still misses Manchester United and England, after expressing his frustration with being whistled and booed by some sections of the Real Madrid fans.
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“I spent a lot of years at Manchester United and it never happened to me not even once,” he said.
“May be England is a case apart, the mentality is different. I am happy being in Spain but obviously, I also miss England because you just can’t turn off the memories.”
The Portuguese Superstar spent seven glorious years at Manchester United before sealing an £80m move to Madrid in 2009. Since the transfer, Ronaldo has gone on to become Los Blancos’ record goal-scorer and won the prestigious Ballon d’Or three times.
Written by Pragadeesh Shanmugam 
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