Mourinho on Ronaldo: ' Real Madrid is bigger than

Mourinho on Ronaldo: 'Real Madrid is bigger than any player'

Jose Mourinho insists that while Cristiano 

Ronaldo is a loss to Real Madrid, they are 

‘bigger’ than the Juventus new boy.

Ronaldo ended a nine-year spell at Madrid 

to join Juve last month, and Mourinho 

was 

asked about his countryman’s transfer 

after Manchester United’s 2-1 win against 

Los Blancos in the International 

Champions Cup.

“I think this isn’t Real Madrid, in the same 

way this isn’t Manchester United,” said the 

former Inter boss, reports The Daily 

Express.

“Real Madrid is the same as us – it’s 

players from different groups. Some from 

the first team, some were on loan, some 

are from the Castilla, some from Real 

Madrid C so it’s a group of players.

“Of course all of them are good players, 

this is not Real Madrid, this result means 

nothing to them, they have more time than 

us to prepare the season because La Liga 

they understand better than the Premier 

League the needs of the football players 

and La Liga will start a little bit later. It will 

let the Coaches, the clubs and the players 

prepare better than us.

“Everybody knows what Ronaldo is but 

everybody knows what Real Madrid is, so I 

believe that of course you always miss a 

player like Cristiano but Real Madrid is 

bigger than any player and will have to 

cope with it.

“I wish Julen the best luck, I’ve known him 

for 21-22 years. Good guy, good coach, I 

wish him the best.”