Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is seen before receiving his Best Player UEFA 2014 Award during the draw ceremony for the 2014/2015 Champions League soccer competition at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo August 28, 2014.
Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo is the highest-paid soccer player at the second place with total earnings worth $80 million, $52 million of which came from his salary and prize money. Ronaldo was signed by Real Madrid for a five-year contract worth more than $200 million. In addition to his wages, Ronaldo has earned $28 million from his endorsement deals with Tag Heuer and Nike. The 29-year-old Portuguese footballer isn’t only dominating the field and commercial sponsorships, he is also successful with his other side hustles. Ronaldo’s underwear clothing line called CR7 just celebrated his first year anniversary since its launch in November 2013. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo showed discontent in Los Blancos' president Florentino Perez decision to sell Angel di Maria and Xabi Alonso during the recently closed transfer window.

Di Maria headed for Manchester United for an English record fee, while Alonso was signed by reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

"I have strong opinions but I can't always say what I think. Otherwise it would be on the front page and I don't want that," said the 29-year-old Portuguese.

"But if it was up to me, I wouldn't have done so."

In turn, the Spanish capital-based club brought in World Cup Golden Boot winner James Rodriguez for £70million, Toni Kroos from Bayern, and Keylor Navas, while securing a late temporary move for United's Javier Hernandez.

While the 29-year-old 2014 UEFA Player of the Year awardee did not like the modification made in the squad, he remains optimistic that such changes would make Real stronger.

"But if the president thinks the best thing for the team is to sign players and let others leave, we must respect and support the decision," he added.

"With new players the style will change and it may change for better or worse."

"I hope it's for the better since the players are of a very good standard. The normal thing is that they'll adapt well."

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