Cristiano Ronaldo Jr ‘follows his Dad OUT of Manchester United and rejoins Real Madrid’
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr ‘has followed his dad out of Manchester United and re-signed to Real Madrid’s academy’.
The 12-year-old has played in the youth ranks of whichever club his father is at, representing Real then Juventus and then United following the Portuguese star’s return to Old Trafford last season.
Now, following Ronaldo’s stormy exit from United following his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan in November, his son has also moved on.
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, pictured with his dad, has reportedly re-signed for Real Madrid’s academy after his dad left Manchester United
Ronaldo’s partner Georgina Rodriguez with Cristiano Jr and their other children when he signed for Manchester United’s academy last year
Journalist Edu Cornago tweeted about Ronaldo Jr’s return to Real’s academy on Tuesday, the youngster returning to a place where he scored more than 50 goals in 20 games first time around.
It came after Ronaldo briefly trained with his former club Real earlier this month amid speculation he could join Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr in a mega £173million-a-year deal.
Cristiano Jr was born in San Diego in 2010 and is nicknamed ‘Cristianinho’ or ‘Little Cristiano’.
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr (pictured) decided to copy his dad’s trademark ‘Siuuu’ celebration
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr hit the siuu after scoring for Manchester United ¿
¿ @micfootballcup pic.twitter.com/0dzOvkEkIZ
— GOAL (@goal) April 14, 2022
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo often does the ‘siuuu’ celebration at Old Trafford
While following in his father’s illustrious footsteps will be a tough ask, he has impressed in the youth ranks at Real and then at United, where he has been regularly seen copying his dad’s famous ‘Siu’ celebration.
This was caught on camera in April after Ronaldo Jr scored United’s fifth goal against EF Girones Sabat during a youth tournament in Spain. His team-mates all shouted ‘Siiiu’ to accompany the celebration.
In March, a video emerged of the youngster showing off some fancy footwork during a training session at United.
Ronaldo, 37, said earlier this year: ‘My son tells me, “Dad hold on a few more years – I want to play with you.”
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. in training with the Manchester United junior squad.🔥🤯
Following his dad’s footsteps.pic.twitter.com/eRn82RUzhC
— The CR7 Timeline. (@TimelineCR7) March 23, 2022
Father and son are pictured playing football together at Manchester United in an Instagram pic
Ronaldo added that he will not pressure his son into becoming a full-time footballer.
Ronaldo said: ‘Only time will tell. I will never pressure him. He will do what he wants.
‘Also what I want the most for Cristianito and everyone else is that they’re happy and that they choose what they want.
‘I will support in any way.’
Ronaldo Jr’s grandmother, Dolores Aveiro, previously said that he was better than his father at his age.
Aveiro said: ‘At his age, he [Ronaldo Jr] plays better than Ronaldo. At the time, Ronaldo didn’t have a coach, but today Ronaldo is his son’s teacher.’
Ronaldo has made clear that he will ‘never pressure’ his son into pursuing a football career
Dolores Aveiro (left) believes Cristiano Ronaldo Jr (right) is another star in the making
