Cristiano Ronaldo will play in the No 9 role for Real Madrid next season
New manager Rafael Benitez will ditch the famous ‘BBC’ trident
Benitez sent his goalkeeping coach to speak with David de Gea
Manchester United keeper is heavily linked with a move to Bernabeu
Cristiano Ronaldo will play in the No 9 position under Rafael Benitez at Real Madrid next season, with the famous ‘BBC’ with Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale consigned to history.
According to Friday’s edition of AS, the new Real manager will favour a 4-2-3-1 formation with Ronaldo as the spearhead.
Cristiano Ronaldo to play in No 9 role for Rafael Benitez’s Real Madrid as trident with Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema is ditched
The Portuguese, who scored an astonishing 61 goals in all competitions this season, will presumably be expected to score even more playing as a centre forward.
Cristiano Ronaldo will play in the No 9 position under Rafael Benitez at Real Madrid next season, with the famous ‘BBC’ with Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale consigned to history.
According to Friday’s edition of AS, the new Real manager will favour a 4-2-3-1 formation with Ronaldo as the spearhead.
The Portuguese, who scored an astonishing 61 goals in all competitions this season, will presumably be expected to score even more playing as a centre forward.
It seems Manchester United No 1 is still bound for Madrid despite the change in management and this can be seen as a step in making the move official.
As is to be expected, the Barcelona newspapers are ramping up their coverage ahead of the Champions League final with Juventus in Berlin.
‘Hola Berlin’ is the headline on the front of Mundo Deportivo, who feature a picture of a giant Barca flag being unfurled over the running track in the Olympiastadion.
They also have an exclusive picture of the 29 members of staff that make up Luis Enrique’s backroom staff.