The former chairman of Italian professional football Juventus drew attention by publicly criticizing Cristiano Ronaldo’s signing as a failure.
According to foreign media reports such as ESPN, former Juventus chairman Giovanni Koboli Jilli said in an interview with an Italian radio broadcaster that Ronaldo’s recruitment was Juventus’ mistake.
Jilli, who served as Juventus chairman from 2006 to 2009, said, “I respect the great champion Ronaldo, but it costs too much. It’s up to Juventus to transfer Ronaldo, but it’s up to Ronaldo to pay 1 million euros (about 1.4 billion won) per goal. I’m paying.”
Ronaldo has made a total of 32 appearances for Juventus this season, scoring 27 goals.
Ronaldo’s annual salary is known to be 31 million euros (about 42 billion won).
Ronaldo’s contract with Juventus is until June 2022.
Former Chairman Gilli’s’Remarks’ came after Juventus had been eliminated in the European Champions League round of 16 for two consecutive seasons.
Juventus won 3-2 after an overtime match between Porto and the Champions League Round of 16 in the home match of the Champions League on the 10th, but was eliminated from the quarterfinals after being pushed away from multiple goals in the first and second leg total of 4-4. .
Ronaldo, who is receiving a high salary, was unable to score goals in both the first and second games, and especially when he took an opponent’s free kick in the second half of the second game, he turned his body as if trying to avoid the ball even though he was trying to avoid the ball. I have also received.
After Juventus signed Ronaldo for Real Madrid in the summer of 2018, the best of the three seasons in the European Champions League is in the quarterfinals.
“The current President Andrea Anelli also has to self-criticize. He doesn’t have a great helper. Juventus needs a rebuilding,” said former President Gill.
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