«Lopetegui calls Cristiano Ronaldo, but does not convince him to stay at Real»
Julen Lopetegui had a long telephone conversation with Cristiano Ronaldo to try to persuade him to stay at Real Madrid, but without success. Mundo Deportivo writes it. The new coach and the player explained their respective positions, with great clarity and frankness, adds the Spanish sports newspaper. But this was not enough to change CR7's mind. The phone call would not have produced any rapprochement between the club and the Portuguese, which indeed confirmed the intention to leave Madrid. Lopetegui then took note of having to start planning the season without Cristiano Ronaldo.