The captain of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Vincent Aboubakar has revealed the conversation he had with Cristiano Ronaldo before leaving Al-Nassr.
The forward player was speaking in an interview with Talents d’Afrique on Canal+. He said Ronaldo wanted him to remain at the club for the rest of his contract.
We talked a bit and his [Cristiano’s] opinion was that he wanted me to stay, I told him no, that I will leave for family reasons. He asked me where my family was, I told him they are in France and so I prefer to go to Turkey, it’s closer. And he told me ‘it’s better, if your family is really far away, it’s more complicated’. I was firm, I wanted to leave.
The 31-year-old signed a two-and-half-year-deal with Turkish side Besiktas despite interest from Manchester United.
