Cristiano Ronaldo used to shower his Real Madrid team-mates with generous gifts, according to former goalkeeper Kiko Casilla.
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Ronaldo generosity revealed at Real MadridWould buy team-mates and staff giftsCasilla full of praise for Portugal starFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Ronaldo enjoyed a stellar nine-year spell with Real Madrid after joining the club from Manchester United in 2009. The Portugal superstar won a host of trophies, including four European Cups, and wrote his name into the history books as the club's all-time top scorer.
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Ronaldo was also a generous team-mate both on and off the pitch, according to Casilla. The former Real Madrid goalkeeper has revealed how Ronaldo would regularly present the team, and the club's staff, with expensive gifts which were gratefully received.
WHAT CASILLA SAID
He told The After Show at Post United: "He's a phenomenon, a superhuman person, who helps even the last kid who comes up through the youth academy. Ask him for anything and he'll give it to you. When we went to the United States for preseason, he bought all the staff – physiotherapists, security guards, etc. – this year's iPhone, this year's Apple Watch. There are details like that that he doesn't mention, because it doesn't make sense to mention them. He's a person who likes to thank everyone around him."
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Ronaldo has recently penned a new two-year contract extension at Al-Nassr and has vowed to make history with the Saudi Pro League side as he bids to win his first silverware with the club since making the switch to the Middle East in January 2023.
