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Spanish football expert Guillem Balague believes Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafa Benitez will both leave Real Madrid in the summer of 2016, as per the reports on Sky Sports. Balague has claimed that the Spanish coach is likely to be sacked during the summer and Los Blancos are finally ready to cash in on the three-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Benitez's side suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to their arch-rivals Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, which cost them heavily in their league standings and in the race for the La Liga title. The former Liverpool and Chelsea boss is under enormous pressure following the loss, but he can breathe a sigh of relief after Real president Florentino Perez declared of his backing in a press conference on Monday.
Benitez joined in the summer of 2015 and is contracted with the Spanish giants until 2018. However, Balague has claimed that Perez is on the lookout for a new coach, while Benitez is likely to be sacked at the end of the season.
“If you are talking now, then I am pretty sure that Florentino will think of something different,” Balague said. “And I think it will be unfair as given the chance, time and confidence, then he can improve pretty much any side in the world as he showed with many teams in the past.”
“But there are other things going on here, there is pressure being exerted from people outside the club, so he gets kicked out, and Florentino is doubting.
“And so I do not see Rafa being there next season,” Balague explained.
Perez will use the money from Ronaldo’s sale to sign Aguero and Hazard: Balague
Along with Benitez, Ronaldo has been tipped by Balague to depart the Spanish capital next summer. The former Manchester United forward is contracted with the 10-time European champions until the end of June 2018, but has been heavily linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester United in the near future.
The well respected Spanish journalist believes Perez is now finally ready to cash in on the 30-year-old at the end of the campaign and is planning on using the funds from his sale to rebuild his Galactico squad with the additions of Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Manchester City's Sergio Aguero.
“With the case of Cristiano, we have said many times there is a strategy for him to go to another club next season,“ he added.
“Very cleverly Real Madrid are trying to make it look like he wants to go, and that he deserves to go.“
“And what Florentino is going to do now is listen to fans. So he likes to do polls with fans, he is going to meet them in little groups, in big groups, and he wants to gather the opinion of fans.“
“Why? Because he wants them to say what they are going to say now, which is: 'Get rid of Cristiano and get rid of Rafa.’”
“Perhaps names will be mentioned of future players, and make a list of the best players in the world and they will be linked to Real Madrid in the next few months – Sergio Aguero, Eden Hazard – because they are going to be looking for the next big thing now.”
