Ronaldo and Bale indicate they’ll be leaving Real Madrid

After winning his fifth Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo has casted significant doubts about his future at Real Madrid. Real Madrid, yesterday won their 13th Champions League after beating Liverpool 3 – 1. At the end of the game, Ronaldo said  “It’s been very nice to be at Madrid,” he said. “In the coming days I will give a response to the fans because they actually have always been at my side.”

According to the Guardian Ronaldo’s mention of the fans was probably designed to highlight the difference between their support and what he perceives as a lack of support from the president, Florentino Pérez. This is not the first time he has expressed unhappiness and suggested that he wants to leave, only to stay rather than following through on his threats. Rarely though has he spoken as openly.

Even Gareth Bale has cast significant doubt on his future at Real Madrid. Bale who came on from the bench in the second half to score twice, said he needed to be start regularly and would talk to his agent about his options. “I need to be playing week in week out, and that’s not happened this season for one reason or another. I had a five- or six-week injury at the start of the season and I’ve been fit ever since so now I have to sit down in the summer and discuss it with my agent and take it from there.”