Real Madrid sold Arjen Robben to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2009 for a fee of 25 million euros and the Dutchman believes that the chance for Los Blancos to cash in was a major reason behind the sale.
Although the player was hesitant about the move to the Bundesliga, the return of Florentino Perez to the Madrid presidency provoked a summer of change."We were told that the club would be able to make some money on me if they sold me, but I initially didn't want to leave," the 32-year-old said in an interview with Fox Sports.
"I had possibly my best pre-season ever, but I still didn't get a chance, so I had to make a decision.
"It was a bit of a weird summer with the return of Florentino Perez as president and then all the new signings arrived.
"Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso all came to Madrid for a huge amount of money."
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