Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that Cristiano Ronaldo will always be in the hearts of Real Madrid supporters.

He said this while paying tribute to another Real Madrid icon, Gareth Bale, who retired from playing football on Monday.

Bale, a former Southampton and Tottenham forward, announced his retirement on Monday.

The 33-year-old scored 106 goals and contributed 67 assists in 258 appearances for Madrid.

He won the Champions League five times, the La Liga title three times and the Copa del Rey once.

He left Los Blancos this past summer after eight years with the La Liga giants.

Ancelotti said that the Welshman and Ronaldo were club legends.

“Cristiano Ronaldo is a Real Madrid legend just like Gareth Bale who retired yesterday. They’ll always be in the hearts of the Madridistas,” he told the press on Tuesday.