Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos did have a row but they have already made up, according to Zinedine Zidane
Portugal hero annoyed the Spain star by complaining about the club letting too many old heads leave and playing too many youngsters
CRISTIANO RONALDO and Real Madrid team-mate Sergio Ramos have already buried the hatched after boss Zinedine Zidane admitted they had rowed.
The Portugal hero annoyed the Spain star by complaining about the club letting too many old heads leave and playing too many youngsters.
And the centre-back hit back by dismissing talk about Ron’s future at the Bernabeu and opening the door for a shock move for Neymar.
The La Liga tittle-tattle has not affected the champions – according to their French boss – with the two senior stars already best buddies again.
ZiZou said: “All this does not affect at all. Around Real Madrid there is always a lot of noise but we are on the sidelines of everything like this.
“We're not going to stop people from talking, but we're focused on the game. Sergio says one thing to Cristiano and another thing to you, the media.
“We are talking about two players who are the history of this club. Both one and the other can say what they want, they are two very intelligent people.
"They have been together for a long time and nothing happens if one thinks one thing and the other thinks another. Each one can say what they want, inside things are fixed and they are already fixed".
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The row was sparked after brilliant Tottenham scorched Madrid at Wembley.
Ron – who rarely stops for free media interviews – had a dig at the current squad for getting hammered by Spurs.
When asked to compare the current squad with last season’s, he said: “You cannot say that this one is worse but perhaps it has less experience, and we all know how important experience is in football.
“It’s not an excuse but obviously Pepe was a great player, and Morata and James too, all those players that have gone made us stronger.”
The mention of Ramos’ old defensive partner Pepe might have irked Ramos particularly – hinting that the backline is crumbling without the combative Portuguese.
And Ramos hit back by calling Ronaldo an opportunist by using the defeat to air his personal problems.
He said: “Everyone has their opinion but the comments appear to me to be a bit opportunist, because when we won the Super Cup earlier in the season we had the same players as now. I don’t miss anybody.”
