The reason why Arjen Robben left Real Madrid

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The star Dutch winger Arjen Robben confirmed the reason behind his shocking departure from Real Madrid 10 years ago. According to the Dutch winger, it was not just Cristiano Ronaldo for whom he left Bernabeu. There were something else too which forced him to accept the move to Bayern Munich.

Robben also told that the move to Bayern Munich was the best decision of his life. In the recent interview, he mentioned the real reason behind his departure from Bernabeu. Robben was in great form in that time. He was also having a good relationship with the manager of Real Madrid, Manuel Pellegrini.

However, it was not enough to convince Arjen Robben to stay at Real Madrid in the next season. In that time, there was a big change in the club management of Real Madrid. Florentino Perez came as the President of Real Madrid. After his arrival in the club management, the philosophy of Real Madrid completely changed.

The club management signed various top class players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka. According to Robben, he might have to leave forcefully in the that season or next. In that circumstances, it was impossible for Robben to stay in that condition as the politics were directly involved inside the squad of Real Madrid.

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