“Jesus appeared arrogant.” A statement from Ronaldo regarding the reasons for his departure from the Portugal camp

(CNN) - Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo issued a statement on his Instagram account, on Tuesday, in which he revealed the reasons for his departure from his country’s national team camp during the current international break.

Ronaldo said that Portugal national team coach Jorge Jesus "broke his promises" regarding his participation in European Nations League matches.

The 41-year-old player explained that he met with Jesus after the first Norway match, noting that the meeting "was transparent, and they agreed that the coach would repeat what he said to the player individually in front of the media in a press conference."

The player continued, "They agreed that the coach would say that he had presented a previous plan to him regarding the number of minutes he would play during the international break, and it was accepted." The Portuguese star confirmed that he did not question his choices and was "idealistic, loyal, and professional."

He stated that he and Jesus "agreed that the coach would say he made a mistake" after he asked him to do warm-up work during the first match against Norway without including him, and to justify the position of the Saudi Al-Nasr club player after he did not greet the fans after the final whistle of that match.

Ronaldo said that Jesus "broke his promises," explaining: "The conference was as it is known. It had nothing to do with our meeting. I heard expressions and aggression that I thought I did not deserve, a condescending attitude that was never shown to me, even indirectly, in a meeting that preceded the press conference."

He continued: "I decided to leave the camp without waiting for any other unfulfilled promises. For me, the truth is still the most important thing in the relationship between people, no matter how painful it is. Tell me the truth."

He added: "I have never interfered at any moment, in any technical or tactical decision of any coach or manager of a national team during nearly 25 years of playing football... I respect the decision, and when they break their promise to me, I feel that my place is not here."

He continued: "I apologize to my colleagues in the national team for leaving the camp, despite the complete violation of promises by the coach. I should not have done that. The responsibility falls entirely on me," pointing out that "he deserves to receive a punishment for this act, especially since he is the team captain."