My psychologist hasn’t been able to get this out of me in almost three years… When all my lawyers and friends said it was crazy to join, it was already decided. The numbers grew with the drawers we opened and my madness became increasingly clear. I felt I was capable of getting the club out of that situation. It was my CPF that was guaranteed, if it hadn’t worked I could have been arrested. My nest egg that I earned from football wouldn’t be enough to pay off all that debt.
Ronaldo
He also made a bittersweet statement when answering whether he will miss commanding the Fox. Laughing, he said that he will stop taking medication at the time of matches and considered that he will miss both the adrenaline and the anguish of taking the blame in cases of negative results. It took two years and four months to manage the club.
It’s something I’m going to miss because… Maybe I’ll stop taking medication during the game too. Let’s see how I feel, but I’m going to miss this atmosphere, this adrenaline, the anguish of the game, the missed goal, someone’s mistake and it’s all my fault. I think I’m going to miss it all a lot.
The former player and now businessman also stated that Valladolid “is the next” to be sold. The Brazilian idol has been the majority shareholder of the Spanish club since September 2018, and has also been charged there. With Cruzeiro negotiated and Valladolid on the way to being, Ronaldo is approaching his departure from club management.
Finally, he joked that he wants to have the “rest of his sabbatical”, but confessed that he shouldn’t distance himself from the world of football. Ronaldo will remain a member of the board of directors of SAF do Cruzeiro, but distances himself from decision-making.
