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Luka Modric reveals the bet Real Madrid players made about Cristiano Ronaldo leaving for Juventus

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric in Madrid colours [Courtesy]

Luka Modric has admitted that Real Madrid's players were so sure that Cristiano Ronaldo was going to stay at the club in the summer that many made bets with each other that he'd remain.

Ronaldo surprised many when he cut short his nine-year stay in the Spanish capital in the summer, choosing to move to Turin in a multi-million-pound deal.

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