Around Cristiano Ronaldo is busy again. Less than three years ago, a surprisingly Portuguese striker moved from Madrid to Juventus. All the more surprising would be his return to the Santiago Bernabeu, which is speculated about. Speculation was further fueled by the elimination of Juventus from the Champions League.
Ronald is now thirty-six, yet he draws attention to himself and is even alive around him on the transfer field. The Portuguese scorer maintains a great balance in the current year and in Serie A he keeps an excellent average goal per match.
But Ronaldo came to Italy to collect trophies. So far, he and Juventus have celebrated two victories in the domestic league, but he has not added any more triumphs. They also took over the ambitions in the Champions League, which the Turinians had built high with the advent of CR7. But the best of it was the quarterfinals, this year, just like last year, the Bianconeri were eliminated in the eighth finals.
It was the removal from Porto last week that fueled speculation about Ronald. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane added another. “Ronaldo to Real this summer? Yeah, that could be true,” he admitted.
The transfer in the summer of 2018 cost Juventus approximately 122 million euros (approximately 3.2 billion crowns). Since his arrival, in addition to the performances on the field, the club has also promised a marketing benefit, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it could not take full advantage of it.
“He’s a Juventus player now, we have to respect that. But we all know he’s a great personality. We know what he’s accomplished here,” Zidane continued.
They do not hide their sympathy for Ronald. “Juventus is pulling. I was lucky to be able to train him because he’s really great. We’ll see what the future holds,” Zidane remained mysterious.
On the contrary, the leadership of Turin has made itself clear. He sees Ronald as “the future of the club,” as Juve boss Fabio Paratici said. According to the current contract, this future is termed at least until the summer of 2022.
“I have to laugh, Ronald’s role in Juventus wouldn’t have occurred to me at all. I grew up in a small town and there I heard talk in front of the church and in cafes that Gigi Rivera, Mazzola, Roberto Baggio, Michel Platini would transgress. I would never say that I will have to deal with such a level, “he questioned speculation.
Paratici pointed out Ronald’s excellent statistics at Juventus and his successful calendar year 2020. “It’s an honor to have such a player on the team,” he added to the striker, who scored 30 goals in 33 competitive matches this season.
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