Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Lawsuit Against Juventus – High Costs for Club’s Budget Revealed

The Italian court decided that Juventus must pay 9,774,166,66 euros, plus interest, to the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, equal to the net amount he should have be received from taxes and donations.

The decision for Cristiano Ronaldo, who filed an appeal against Juventus, was made by judges Gianroberto Villa, Roberto Sacchi and Leandro Cantamessa and confirmed the strong evidence that the Turin club had gone to some “salary transfers” in the form of payment to ‘CR7’, who never received that money.

The Portuguese footballer has won which will have high costs in terms of the Juventus budget, which in previous years had not reserved any money in case of an unfavorable judicial decision.

In case there was an agreement reached by ‘Juve’ with several of his players in 2020, the year of Covid-19, to reduce the situation created by the pandemic.

In the case of the agreement with the Portuguese star, a payment of ​​almost 20 million euros was specified, but the Court of Arbitration of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) reduced the amount by half.

The so-called “secret letter” of Cristiano in Italy, a document that “Juve” was hiding at the time, revealed the Turin club’s agreement with the Portuguese, in which they promised to pay 19.8 million euros. to Ronaldo.

Juventus said it agreed to a salary cut for its players to ease the economic situation caused by the pandemic, but the Public Prosecutor’s Office found out, in part as a result of the “letter this secret”, that the agreement was not a salary receipt, but instead. delayed payment for three of the agreed four months (March to June 2020).

The payment is not included in the financial year of that year, which is why the Public Prosecutor’s Office considers it a tax fraud crime.