Cristiano Ronaldo Jr follows his dad OUT of Manchester United and rejoins Real Madrid youth academy

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Cristiano Ronaldo Jr follows his dad OUT of Manchester United and rejoins Real Madrid youth academy

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr ‘has followed his dad out of Manchester United and re-signed to Real Madrid’s academy’.

The 12-year-old has played in the youth ranks of whichever club his father is at, representing Real then Juventus and then United following the Portuguese star’s return to Old Trafford last season.

Now, following Ronaldo’s stormy exit from United following his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan in November, his son has also moved on.

Journalist Edu Cornago tweeted about Ronaldo Jr’s return to Real’s academy on Tuesday, the youngster returning to a place where he scored more than 50 goals in 20 games first time around.

Cristiano Jr was born in San Diego in 2010 and is nicknamed ‘Cristianinho‘ or ‘Little Cristiano‘.

While following in his father’s illustrious footsteps will be a tough ask, he has impressed in the youth ranks at Real and then at United, where he has been regularly seen copying his dad’s famous ‘Siu’ celebration.

This was caught on camera in April after Ronaldo Jr scored United’s fifth goal against EF Girones Sabat during a youth tournament in Spain. His team-mates all shouted ‘Siiiu’ to accompany the celebration.

In March, a video emerged of the youngster showing off some fancy footwork during a training session at United.

Ronaldo, 37, said earlier this year: ‘My son tells me, “Dad hold on a few more years – I want to play with you.”

 

Ronaldo added that he will not pressure his son into becoming a full-time footballer.

Ronaldo said: ‘Only time will tell. I will never pressure him. He will do what he wants.

‘Also what I want the most for Cristianito and everyone else is that they’re happy and that they choose what they want.

‘I will support in any way.’

Ronaldo Jr’s grandmother, Dolores Aveiro, previously said that he was better than his father at his age.

Aveiro said: ‘At his age, he [Ronaldo Jr] plays better than Ronaldo. At the time, Ronaldo didn’t have a coach, but today Ronaldo is his son’s teacher.’