Juventus Told To Sell Cristiano Ronaldo Before The End Of Season
Giovanni Gigli: Free Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the season
Serie A giants put a stunning deal with Real Madrid in place during the summer of 2018, with a five-time Ballon d’Or winner lured away from a record-breaking stint at Santiago Bernabeu.
Remarkable standards in front of goal have been maintained by an all-time great in Italy, but a forward that is now 36 years of age has been unable to deliver the Holy Grail of Champions League glory to Turin and questions are being asked of whether he was ever the right addition.
Gigli has told Radio Punto Nuovo when asked if Ronaldo was the wrong choice for Juve:
“Absolutely, yes! I said that on his very first day at Juventus. He is a great champion but is too expensive”.
“Now it’s up to Juventus. They’ve been paying him €1m per goal. [Juve president Andrea] Agnelli must be self-critical, but he doesn’t have great collaborators.”
He added:
“The club should free Ronaldo at the end of the season and the same goes for [Fabio] Paratici. Maybe Agnelli had promoted him to remove him from his position afterwards. This could be the scenario.”