The Portugal superstar is closing in on a move to Juventus, much to the chagrin of the former Real defender
Real Madrid great Michel Salgado said he would be "hurt" if Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the LaLiga giants and he is concerned the superstar is heading for an exit.
Ronaldo, 33, is set to complete a stunning €100 million (£88m/$117m) move from Madrid to Juventus, with the deal reportedly close to completion.
Salgado, who won four LaLiga titles and two Champions League crowns with Madrid, admits he is worried Ronaldo is departing.
"Personally, if he is going, it will hurt me because I have been with him for six months," he said on Monday.
"He was leaving his mark in Real Madrid or he is still doing it, but I know him pretty much, and when he takes a decision he goes ahead no matter the consequences.
"But, if Cristiano is not going, we will have him for the biggest moments because he is a phenomenon. But if he finally decides to go, we have to wish him all the best and thank him for everything.
"I am worried that he is going but that is a personal decision and lowering the release clause worried me as well."
Ronaldo has been something of a machine during his time in Spain, scoring a staggering 450 goals in just 431 games.
He has won LaLiga twice, two Copa del Reys and has also helped the club to four Champions League trophies, along with the FIFA Club World Cup three times and the UEFA Super Cup twice.
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ronaldo isn't even in top 10 players with most madrid appearances still has broken all the possible records . legend for a reason . Respect the Best .
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This is Cristiano Ronaldo 👇👇 Most (FIFA) Ballon d'Or awards: 5 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) (shared with Lionel Messi) Most World Soccer Player of the Yearawards: 5 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) Most IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorerawards: 4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) The most expensive footballer in history: 2009–2013 Most FIFA Club World Cup or Intercontinental Cup (football) trophies: 4 (shared with Toni Kroos) Top goalscorer in the history of FIFA Club World Cup or Intercontinental Cup (football): 7 goals (shared with Pelé) Most FIFA Club World Cup final goals: 4 (shared with Lionel Messi) Only player to have scored at three FIFA Club World Cup tournaments: 2008, 2016, 2017 (shared with Lionel Messi) Only player to score a hat-trick in a FIFA Club World Cup or Intercontinental Cupfinal (in 2016; shared with Pelé) Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI: 11 times (2007–2017) (shared with Lionel Messi) Only player who has scored in 8 consecutive major international tournaments: the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 editions of the European Championship; and the 2006, 2010, 2014and 2018 editions of the World Cup First footballer to reach 40 goals in a professional league for two consecutive seasons Only player to score 50 goals or more in six different seasons (done consecutively) Only player to score 50 goals or more in 7 consecutive calendar years Only player in history to have scored 60 or more goals in a calendar year four times (consecutively from 2011 to 2014) Continental Most career goals in Europe's top six leagues: 394 goals Most goals scored in all UEFA competitions: 158 goals Most goals scored in UEFA club competitions: 123 goals Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League: 120 goals Most assists in the UEFA Champions League: 34 assists Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League/European Cup season: 17 goals in 2013–14 Most hat-tricks in the UEFA Champions League: 7 (shared with Lionel Messi) Most goals scored in the UEFA European Championship, including qualifying: 29 goals, for Portugal Most goals scored in UEFA European Championship and European FIFA World Cup qualifiers: 50 goals Most UEFA Best Player in Europe awards: 4 (2008, 2014, 2016 and 2017) Most goals scored in European World Cup Qualifiers: 30 goals Europe's all-time leading international goalscorer: 85 goals Most UEFA European Championship appearances: 21 Most UEFA European Championship finals and FIFA World Cup finals appearances combined: 38 (level with Bastian Schweinsteiger) Most UEFA European Championship finals goals: 9 (level with Michel Platini) Most UEFA European Championship finals scored in: 4 Most appearances in UEFA Team of the Year: 12 (2004, 2007 - 2017) Most UEFA Champions League final wins: 5 Only player to score in three UEFA Champions League finals Only player to score in all six games in a UEFA Champions League group Only player to score in 11 straight UEFA Champions League games Only player to score three goals in multiple UEFA European Championship finals Only player to score 10 goals against a single club in the UEFA Champions League (Juventus F.C) Spain Most hat-tricks in La Liga history: 34 Most goals scored in Madrid Derbymatches: 18 Only player to reach 30 goals in six consecutive La Liga seasons Most teams scored against in a season (2012–13): 19 (shared with Ronaldo Nazário and Lionel Messi) Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season: 8 hat-tricks (shared with Lionel Messi) England Most Premier League Player of the SeasonAwards: 2 (shared with Nemanja Vidić and Thierry Henry) Portugal Portugal's most capped player of all time: 152 caps Portugal's all-time top goalscorer: 85 goals Most hat-tricks scored in Portugal national team history: 5 First Portuguese player to win the UEFA Champions League on three different occasions. First Portuguese player to win the Ballon d'Or on two different occasions. Real Madrid Real Madrid all-time top goalscorer: 438 goals Top goalscorer in La Liga: 301 goals Top goalscorer in UEFA Champions League: 102 goals Most assists in La Liga: 84 assists Most assists in UEFA Champions League: 23 assists Most goals scored in seven consecutive league matches: 15 goals