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27th January 2018
01:32pm GMT

When it became clear to Ronaldo that United would rather sign Alexis Sánchez, a player three years his junior, and that no club was willing to meet his incredible €50m-per-year wage demands, he conveniently remembered just how much he loves living in the Spanish capital.
"Of course, I want to stay here [at Real Madrid]," he said to Dongqiudi, a Chinese football app.
"I like living here. I've lived in this city since 2009 and I love the weather and the people. It's close to Portugal and you can get there by car. Spain is a great country, I love it."There is no doubt the Portuguese still rates his ability, but there was a suggestion that he is acknowledging his decline, as he admitted: "Now, my plan to retire at 41 will probably be a bit more difficult to achieve, and now we live in the moment."
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