Brazil legend, Ronaldo Nazario, has disclosed that he joined Real Madrid because Barcelona never valued him.
The Brazilian joined Inter upon leaving the Camp Nou before moving on to play for Real Madrid.
Ronaldo in a chat with DAZN admitted that he never wanted to leave Barcelona when his contract expired in 1997.
“I was about to sign my contract extension after the end of the season and then went to Brazil on vacation.
“Then they called me five days later to tell me that the extension couldn’t happen. It was never my call, I wanted to stay.
“If the club didn’t value me the way they should have, it wasn’t my decision. I would’ve loved to stay, but as I say, it wasn’t my call.
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“I joined Madrid because I just wanted to play there. My dream was to play for Madrid one day and I fought hard so that it could happen.
“Roberto Carlos was with me in the national team and he was always telling me what Real Madrid meant for everyone.
“That left a very good impression and after some years I wanted to see it with my own eyes.
“The truth is it is a bigger club than he was telling me! There’s a big expectation every time and also a lot of pressure because we always have the world’s best players. I loved to know that I could make Real Madrid an even bigger club,” he said.