[인터풋볼] Reporter Kim Dae-sik = Analysis continues that Cristiano Ronaldo has no choice but to leave Juventus this summer.
Global media’Goal.com’ announced on the 8th (Korean time)’Ronald Doohwa’ and Juventus is getting worse. Will Juventus and Ronaldo say goodbye this summer?’, introducing some signs that Ronaldo may be leaving Juventus.
The purpose of Juventus’ recruiting Ronaldo, who was now in his mid-30s in 2018, was twofold. Increased the team’s commercial value and won the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL). The former seemed to serve its purpose in the beginning, but the situation has changed since Corona 19. It is true that the possibility of achieving the latter seems to be low at this time.
After Juventus brought Ronaldo, social media followers more than doubled. Juventus with Ronaldo on their backs signed contracts with large sponsors such as Adidas and JEEP. This greatly increased the team’s commercial value. However, Corona 19 was an unavoidable variable.
Juventus is also one of the clubs hit hard by Corona. Last season alone, ticket revenues have declined by 36%. This was fatal due to the nature of European clubs, where ticket revenue accounts for a large proportion of total revenue. This will have a great influence on the players’ annual salary payments.
Ronaldo is currently accounting for 31 million euros (about 41.9 billion won) in Juventus’ total annual salary of 236 million euros (about 319.3 billion won). As the deficit continues this season, Juventus is gradually losing financial strength to protect Ronaldo. Therefore,’Goal.com’ analyzes that it is possible to review profits by selling Ronaldo this summer.
Ronaldo may not be insistent on staying with Juventus. No matter how Ronaldo is, he is running toward the end of his career, and he is in a situation where he is more hungry for the trophy. But Andrea Pirlo’s Juventus is losing its competitiveness in the league as well. It is already difficult to win the league, and the UCL is still struggling. Right now, in the first leg of the last round of 16, Juventus is on the verge of being eliminated after losing to Porto 1-2 with a little helpless.
In other words, neither Juventus nor Ronaldo’s point of view will help each other to be together after this season. Even if the breakup is considered, the variable remains. It is a question of whether there are buyers who can satisfy Juventus and Ronaldo financially.
Of course, Juventus will want a fair fee, and Ronaldo, who is still showing good standing in Serie A, has no reason to lower his salary. However, other big clubs, like Juventus, are not easy to make unconventional expenditures as they are hit hard by the corona.
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