July 29, 2019 was the day that Cristiano and Florentino Pérez met for the first time since the forward changed Madrid for Juventus. The delivery of an award to the Portuguese star motivated his return to the capital of Spain. Florentino Pérez was invited to the event. In the run-up to the event, both protagonists had the opportunity to chat amicably. And between hugs and jokes, Florentino did not miss the opportunity to slip to the ‘7’ the possibility of returning to Madrid. The star responded without hesitation with a “Not anymore”, to which Florentino, laughing, replied: “Well, leave it alone, we haven’t reached August 31st yet.”
Almost two years have passed since that episode and the story has radically changed. That “no longer” of Cristiano is now a “yes”, but this time it is Florentino who must answer … Neither the Portuguese nor the white club have fared as expected. Their divorce has made them both lose potential. The Portuguese star was acclaimed the day of his arrival in Turin, but he has not finished achieving the recognition he had in Madrid because the Old lady He has been far from achieving the goal for which he signed him: to win the Champions League. Far from achieving the leap in quality in Europe, the Turin team has utterly failed in the top continental competition.
Madrid has not done well either. The white club has had three technicians since Cristiano’s departure (Lopetegui, Solari and Zidane) and has lost its favorite status in their competition, the European Cup. The arrival of Hazard, Called to be Cristiano’s replacement in the leadership of the team and in the hearts of the Madridistas, he is being a failure.
But since life often gives second chances, Madrid and Cristiano now have the opportunity to meet again and put an end to a common story that has four European Cups. The ball this time has it Florentino Pérez, who has always said that Madrid’s doors would be open for Cristiano. We’ll see if a pronounced phrase for him white president that July 29 ends up proving premonitory: “Madrid and Cristiano, again together.”