Mercato: Juventus do not really regret Cristiano Ronaldo! – The 10 Sport

Posted on August 28, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. by AC

After three years in Italy, Cristiano Ronaldo left Juventus to return to his former club Manchester United.

It is one of the big soap operas of the moment which ended this Friday August 27th. Announced close to a departure since last March, Cristiano Ronaldo eventually left Juventus to join Manchester United, club whose colors he has already worn in the past and where he won the first of his five Ballons d’Or. The Bianconeri will pocket between 25 and 28M € for a player with only a few months of contract left and who at 36, seemed to be opening a new chapter in his career. Cristiano Ronaldo should also continue to be among the highest paid players in the world, since if he will no longer earn the € 31M he touched at the Juventus, it would still be around € 29 million per year. Manchester United therefore finds a legend of Old Trafford, but above all recovers a player who is still as effective in front of goal since he has totaled 101 achievements in 134 games with the Juventus.

A real breath of fresh air for the funds of Juventus

However, in Turin we do not seem to regret his departure. The reason is first of all economic. Hard hit by the recent health crisis, the Juventus announced last February that it had recorded a loss of more than € 110 million only in the first quarter of the 2020/2021 season. A loss which was added to that of 90M € for 2020 and 39M € for the year 2019 and even if Cristiano Ronaldo increased the income related to sponsors from 87M € to nearly 130M €, this was not enough for clean up the accounts of The Old Lady. This departure of the Portuguese will not arrange everything as if by a miracle, but will all the same allow the Juventus to save a gross salary of 86M € per year, which has become a real burden in recent months.

“The players are leaving, but Juventus remain”

In sporting terms, it will obviously be difficult to do without a player who scored 36 goals in 44 games last season. Yet Massimiliano Allegri already seems to be looking to the future. ” Ronaldo must be thanked for what he has done, also as an example for our young people, but now we must continue and move forward »Recently declared the coach of the Juventus. ” The players leave, but Juventus stay. Life goes on “. Besides, Sky Sport Italia delivered a rather damning report concerning the end of the Turin adventure of Cristiano Ronaldo. The transalpine media explained in particular that the Portuguese would never have really been considered a leader during his three years at the Juventus, ensuring that he was more and more isolated in the locker room.