Cristiano Ronaldo has not featured with his teammates for Real Madrid's latest kit launch, and it's not helped the stress levels those concerned Real Madrid fans who do not want to see their favourite player leave the club.
Ronaldo was the only player not to feature with the club's 2018/19 kit launch on the La Liga website.
The global superstar has a stock image as a replacement, while the other Real Madrid players all appear, with their arms crossed, looking menacing. They look like men who've just won their fourth Champions League trophy in five years. What beasts.
Advert
But their star man Ronaldo is missing.
He had made some concerning comments following his side's 3-1 win over Liverpool in the Champions League final last weekend, suggesting that he might be heading off to another club during the summer.
He told BeIN Sport and Antena 3 reporters via the Mirror: "Now to enjoy and in the next few days I will give an answer to the fans that they are on my side. It was very nice to be in Madrid.
"In the next few days I will give an answer, now we have to enjoy the moment, the future of any player is not important, we have made history."
Not that anyone believed him, of course. There's just no way the 33-year-old would leave Los Blancos to another side, especially with Lionel Messi remaining at Barcelona.
No, Ronaldo likely said those comments to bring the attention back on him, after Gareth Bales' goal stole the show in the final.
This latest piece of news might get a few Ronaldo and Real supporters a little bit worried but the cleverer ones will realise that he probably missed it because he had something more important arranged, a fashion shoot for his new brand of boxers or something.
Featured Image Credit:Topics: Football News, Football, Ronaldo, Real Madrid
