Ronaldo Nazario is one of the few football players who played for Barcelona and Real Madrid, and he was successful with both clubs. However, he was only one season in Catalonia, while spending five years in the Spanish capital.
In an interview with colleague Brazilian icon Romario (via Diario As), Ronaldo thought about that one season in Barcelona. In particular, he addressed his abrupt exit in 1997 because he revealed that a new contract had been promised by the club before he was informed that he was sold to Inter Milan not long after.
“It was a slap in the gut. I loved the city.
“For me they have had a very large management problem for a long time. Rivaldo went out with fighting. Ronaldinho went to fight, Neymar went to fight … Look at the story that Barcelona created with so many successful Brazilians, but in the end the relationship deteriorated and ended very badly. “
Ronaldo, who is still involved in Spanish football because he is the owner of Real Valladolid, also spoke about his time in Real Madrid, about whom he recently spoke in the Ballon d'Or Controverse of last year. He identified his best and worst teammate from the five -year spell in the Santiago Bernabeu.
“Zidane was the best player. He was very different. He had a lot of class, he was very technical, simple. He played too much. Ronaldinho also played a lot. The worst teammate? There are many. There was one in Real Madrid who was a joke, (Thomas) Gravensen. He was a Danish midfielder. He was really a cool guy, good person. Not long ago he won a $ 50 million poker tournament or something. But in football he was very bad, he scored hard and hit hard. '
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