Carvajal insists Ronaldo is not Real Madrid's greatest ever

Ronaldo departed the Bernabeu earlier this summer as he headed to Serie A outfit Juventus in search of a new challenge.

Whilst Ronaldo may have earned the title of Real Madrid's all time record goalscorer during his time in the Spanish capital, Carvajal says that Spain legend Raul remains the best in his mind.

"Raul. I identify with him a lot," Carvajal explained after being asked who is Real's greatest ever player.

"He is a squad player, a player who won everything based on work and effort.

"I think it's not the player that you say, 'He's the fastest, he's the one who has the best control of the ball, the one who better heads-up'.

"But he did everything right. For the goals he has done, for what he has given Real Madrid, for me - he is the flagship player of Real Madrid."

Ronaldo scored 311 La Liga goals in 292 games for the club since joining from Manchester United in 2009, whilst Raul found the net 228 times in 550 league appearances.

However, there is little to chose from in terms of honours, with Raul having won six La Liga titles to Ronaldo's three, with the Portuguese just edging out his rival with four Champions Leagues and two UEFA Super Cups to Raul's three and one.