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McManaman hints Zidane quit Real Madrid because he sensed Ronaldo was leaving

The ex-Blancos midfielder suggests an awareness that no replacement would be drafted in for the Portuguese superstar led to the Frenchman's exit

Zinedine Zidane may have sensed that Real Madrid didn't plan to replace Cristiano Ronaldo, leading to his own departure from the club in the summer of 2018.

An iconic French coach stunned world football when announcing that he would be vacating his post on the back of a third successive Champions League triumph.

That decision was followed later in the summer by the revelation that five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo would also be leaving in a big-money deal with Juventus.