Ronaldo Nazario has recalled his move from Barcelona after just one year with the Blaugrana.
Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario is one of the few players to have played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid, enjoying success at both clubs, but he only spent one season in the Catalan capital, while he spent five seasons with Los Blancos.
During an interview with fellow Brazilian legend Romario on Saturday, Ronaldo spoke about his decision to leave Barcelona in the summer of 1997 after the club failed to honour their promises and informed him that they สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ would be sold to Inter Milan.
‘It’s like a punch to the stomach. I love this city,’ Ronaldo said. ‘For me, they’ve had a big management problem for a long time. Rivaldo stopped fighting, Ronaldinho stopped fighting, Neymar stopped fighting. Look at the story that Barcelona created with Brazilian players who had a lot of success, but then the relationship deteriorated and they ended badly. ‘
‘R9′ moved from PSV Eindhoven to Barcelona in the summer of 1996. He enjoyed a prolific campaign, scoring 47 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions, including 34 in 37 games, finishing as top scorer that season and winning the Copa del Rey, the Cup Winners’ Cup and the Spanish Super Cup.
He then moved to Inter Milan in the summer of 1997 before returning to the Spanish capital by signing for Real Madrid in the summer of 2002 and playing for Los Blancos for five seasons, scoring 104 goals in 177 appearances, winning one La Liga title, one Intercontinental Cup and one Spanish Super Cup.
Ronaldo, who is still involved in Spanish football as owner of Real Valladolid, has revealed more about his time at Real Madrid, which saw him have both his best and worst teammates.
‘Zidane is the best player, he is very different. He is very classy, he is very technical, simple. He plays too much, Ronaldinho plays too much too,’ Ronaldo said. ‘Worst team-mate? There are many. There is one who Real Madrid have become a laughing stock, that is (Thomas) Gravesen. He is a Danish midfielder. He is a very cool guy, a good guy. Not long ago he won a poker tournament for $50 million or something like that. But in football he is very bad. He shoots hard and tackles hard.’