Cristiano Ronaldo to
Juventus
Every summer for the
past few years, Cristiano Ronaldo has stolen the headlines in world football
because of his expressed desire to leave Madrid. However, this summer, Ronaldo
is indeed out the door. Reports suggest that Spanish giants, Real Madrid, and Italian
club, Juventus, have agreed to let Ronaldo transfer to Juventus for a fee of
about $110 million. Ronaldo has also agreed to a yearly salary with Juventus of
over $30 million per year.
What it Means Going
Forward
Ronaldo is a proven
winner at the highest level. After nine years at Real Madrid, Ronaldo won four
Champions League titles, all in the past five years, and has scored 450 goals
for the club, playing 438 games for Real Madrid. Incredibly, he has averaged a
goal per game over a nine year stretch, making him the all-time leading
goalscorer in the illustrious history of Real Madrid. He has also won the
Ballon d’Or four times with Real Madrid, which is the superlative individual
trophy in world football awarded every year to the world's best player. Ronaldo
has arguably accomplished as much as he could at Real Madrid, and he is ready
for a new challenge. His new club, Juventus, have struggled to cross the finish
line recently in the Champions League, reaching two finals in the past four
years and losing each time.
Juventus has not won
the Champions League since 1996, whereas Ronaldo won it each of the past three
seasons with Real Madrid. From the perspective of Juventus, this deal is
certainly a gamble, considering Ronaldo is 33 years old, he will be 37 at the
end of his four year deal, and they are investing hundreds of millions of
dollars for him to deliver. This is also uncharacteristic from Juventus, who do
not usually splash so much cash on an individual player, but this is Cristiano
Ronaldo we are talking about. Ronaldo has asked to leave for many years, but
nobody came to pay for his transfer. Finally, Juventus stepped up, and
together, they are ready to win European titles.
By Sam DeCoste
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