BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo gives his word to Juventus
F orbes says that Cristiano Ronaldo is the
third highest paid sportsman in the world
thanks to his sporting income (61 million
euros per year) and advertising (47m), and
that's what Juventus will be buying into after
he gave the Italian club his word that he would
join them.
The Portuguese striker's sponsorships are only
surpassed by boxer Floyd Mayweather.
An industry all on his own, Ronaldo cares very
little that Real Madrid contributes 21, 25 or 30m
net per year, and he isn't leaving, if his transfer
to Juventus is finally completed, for a good
handful of euros.
He has decided to leave the club on a matter of
respect, of what he understands to be a clear
disregard for his stature.
For the fact that the club didn't attend to what
was promised by Florentino Perez while doing
numbers for Neymar.
The straw that broke his patience was the
reduction of his release clause from 1,000 to
100m euros, which he interpreted as an affront.
A very low amount in a market that had lost its
sanity after the transfer of Neymar to Paris
Saint-Germain for 222m.
In that scenario, Juventus appeared.
Cristiano, impressed by the treatment of the
fans of Juventus Stadium, by the size of the
Italian club and to face the challenge of making
a European champion of the transalpine team,
gave the yes to Andrea Agnelli.
He didn't sign but gave his word, that in its
concept means the same. Ronaldo doesn't need
any signature to go ahead with the pre-
agreement reached with the Serie A champion.
In the context of such an inflationary market,
in which, for example, Barcelona paid
Dortmund 105m euros plus 40m in variables
for Ousmane Dembele, the signing of the top
scorer in the history of Real Madrid and the
Champions League was a bargain.
Lately, Liverpool have made a supposed offer
of 180m euros for Marco Asensio...
Juventus, who want to transfer Higuain to
Chelsea for 60 million, couldn't believe the
100m, a figure that can still go up until the
transfer is closed definitively.
The contrast
If the relationship between Florentino and
Cristiano is at its worst after nine seasons of
wear and tear in a coexistence between two
powerful personalities, two superlative egos
that have only been endured for the good of
Madrid, Agnelli and Cristiano have begun in the
best way possible.
There were numerous phone calls from the
president of Juve, and in Italy they suggest up
to 28 times.
Ronaldo was impressed with the treatment and
deference of the leader, and with the desire
shown when recruiting him.
He was captivated by the respect, as if Juventus
were a humbler club.
Cristiano, and only Cristiano, was the man
called to make Juve, who had been on the
verge of conquering the Champions League in
recent years, bigger.
Ronaldo was to be the player in charge of
pushing Juventus, King's of Italy, to climb that
final step.
All that that has led him to leave Madrid found
him suddenly in Turin, but it's not exactly for
more money, because Madrid have now
equalled Juve's offer of 30 million euros net
per year.
Word that is law
The Italian challenge seduced him from the
start and he committed himself.
His word is law.
After it became feasible that Ronaldo could
leave Madrid for 100 million euros, other
European clubs contacted Jorge Mendes to
convey their interest in his availability and to
address the signing.
But the player had already given his word to
Juventus.
He didn't want to listen to anyone else,
although he always had the hope of a total
turnaround, of a great Madrid gesture that
didn't happen after the telephone conversation
between his representative and Jose Angel
Sanchez, the club's general director.
Date unknown
Ronaldo has gone on vacation thinking that he
will return to Madrid to finish the move before
arriving in Turin.
His new start is about to begin.
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