MK Dons release Peruvian winger Cristian Benavente from contract
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MK Dons have released Peruvian winger Cristian Benavente less than six months into a two-year contract.
The 21-year-old, signed from Real Madrid Castilla, made five appearances for the Championship side.
"Cristian has conducted himself in a highly professional manner since arriving, despite not playing as much first-team football as he would have liked," said Dons boss Karl Robinson.
"We felt he was still quite a way from making an impact in the first team."
Benavente had been called the "Peruvian Ronaldinho" and featured 33 times for Real Madrid's reserve side under manager Zinedine Zidane - who replaced sacked boss Rafael Benitez on Monday.
