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Real Madrid's Florentino Perez on Cristiano Ronaldo: 'I'll Miss Him Forever'

Florentino Perez has said he will miss Cristiano Ronaldo "forever" at Real Madrid following the Portuguese superstar's first season at Juventus.

Ronaldo left Real for Turin last July for £99.2 million after nine remarkable seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu:

In his absence, Los Blancos struggled during 2018-19, finishing third in La Liga, 19 points behind champions Barcelona, and falling short in both the UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, won the Serie A title with Juve while being crowned the Italian top flight's Most Valuable Player for 2018-19.

At a ceremony where Ronaldo was being honoured with the Marca Leyenda lifetime achievement award, Real president Perez said, per ESPN FC: "I'll miss him forever.