Serie A defending champions Juventus have officially completed the signing of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese star has reportedly signed for a fee of £105 million.
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La Liga champions Real Madrid confirmed that they agreed to sell the forward to Juventus. The Bianconeri later announced the deal, noting that Ronaldo signed a four-year contract. Sources say that Ronaldo’s deal is worth “around £500,000-a-week.”
Ronaldo will be hoping to continue Juventus’ ongoing streak of seven successive Scudetto triumphs in Serie A.
Earlier, it was reported that Real were considering an £88 million bid Juve had submitted for the player.
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Ronaldo’s future at the Santiago Bernabeu had come into question after he suggested his time at the club was ending. The comments came on the back of their Champions League final win over Liverpool in May.
Former Spain manager, Julen Lopetegui has taken over from Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo’s exit heralds a new era.
The 33-year old’s time at the top of the game could be limited, but his impact has increased with age. He has been the architect of Real’s four UEFA Champions League wins in the past five years. As a bonus, he even won the European Championships with Portugal in 2016.
Ronaldo has also sealed two La Liga trophies at Real, as well as three FIFA Club World Cups, two Copa del Reys, two UEFA Super Cups and two Spanish Super Cups.
If Ronaldo were ever to leave Real, it would be for an emotional return to Old Trafford. But the Juventus move comes as a surprise to many. Incidentally, Real eliminated them from the Champions League last season in the quarter-finals.
Ronaldo was also part of the team that beat the Bianconeri in the 2017 Champions League final, but he’ll now look to take Juve—runners-up in two of the past four seasons—to continental glory.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the move.
https://twitter.com/ADP1113/status/1016709760262041602
https://twitter.com/aaaaditya9/status/1016720860655255553
Farewell ceremony in preperations underway. #realmadrid #cristianoronaldo
Cristiano always pays his debts💔 #CristianoRonaldo
https://twitter.com/ForensicExpertR/status/1016731968736722945
Marcelo is the person who will be more affected after #CristianoRonaldo Transfers to the #Juventus ... You won't see this duo in the future 😢💔 This thing hurts me a lot........💔😭😭 @MarceloM12 💔
https://twitter.com/nicdinamite/status/1017006489633001472
‘Ronaldo takes Juve to next level’: #Juventus boss #MaxAllegri believes the signing of #CristianoRonaldo ‘marks a step up for everyone at the club’. dlvr.it/QbBGmW
https://twitter.com/ITALJUVE1897/status/1017004407018450944
We will miss you legend💔 #CristianoRonaldo
I think Ronaldo will play with Juventus for 4 years till his contract expires and then come back to Real Madrid and retire happily. What a happy ending it will turn out to be. Hoping for the best. #CristianoRonaldo #CR7AllaJuventus
WONDER WHAT! @Cristiano Ronaldo is joining @juventusfc after the #Italian club agreed a 100m euro fee for the #Portugal forward with #RealMadrid. #Football #FootballStar #WorldCup #CristianoRonaldo #Juventus
The @juventusfc site is still down!!! I thought I could look for a shirt. It's crazy what this man can do! #CristianoRonaldo #CristianoRonaldoAllaJuve #ForzaJuve #Juventus
If you see something lurking out of a shadow, don’t worry it’s just Gareth Bale #RealMadrid #CristianoRonaldo
Real Madrid🏆 Thank You Cristiano Ronaldo❤️ #GraciasCristiano #CristianoRonaldo
https://twitter.com/sebi1727e727/status/1016726794777563138
One of the last pics of Cristiano wearing a Real Madrid jersey! 😭😭❤️❤️@cristiano #cristianoronaldo #juventus #realmadrid
Real Madrid's official Instagram account has lost 40M followers since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo. #CristianoRonaldo #RealMadrid #Juventus
https://twitter.com/foreveracule10/status/1014899834862612480