The 30-year-old striker, who was three-times named FIFA World Player of the Year quit the Real Madrid’s team following the footsteps of Luis Figo, Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham. The Real Madrid is looking to renovate the squad since they haven’t been able to win a major trophy in the last four years.

Even though he had a stellar first season at Real Madrid in which he fired the club to the league crown, the Brazilian never received the recognition he feels he deserved and insinuated he was going to leave around a year ago.

His 2005-06 season ended ahead of time when he limped off shortly after scoring his 100th goal for the club in April. Ronaldo, with overweight and struggling for fitness, Real Madrid fans accused the striker of opting out of the season in order to focus on the World Cup.

He recovered on time to play in Germany and went on to set a record of 15 goals at the finals however his lumbering performances did nothing to enhance his reputation.

Ronaldo's departure encloses an irony: together with goalkeeper Iker Casillas, he has been Real's most consistent performer over the past four years, scoring regularly and often spectacularly. The Brazilian striker was the driving force that propelled Real to their last major trophy, the 2003 league title. But since then his presence hasn’t brought Real Madrid the success the fans long for. A single league title in four seasons is a small reward for having the world's best striker on their payroll.