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Lopetegui’s father insists sale of Ronaldo left his son exposed

Julen Lopetegui is no longer Real Madrid manager [Courtesy]

The father of Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui has said the club had “stolen 50 goals from my son” after failing to find a quality replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo won 16 trophies and scored 450 goals in nine seasons at Madrid before being sold to Juventus for €100 million in July following the Portugal captain’s request to be transferred.

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