Ronaldo, Mendes, Juventus three-way face to face… This summer

[골닷컴] Reporter Man-Sung Han = Juventus is planning to decide the success of Cristiano Ronaldo (36), who has recently become a hot topic, after the end of this season.

Juventus invested about 100 million euros in 2018 to boldly recruit Ronaldo, who was then 33 years old. At that time, Juventus, who won the Italian Serie A for the seventh consecutive year, spent a lot of money in signing Ronaldo to win the UEFA Champions League. Juventus has invested more than 600 million euros in transfer fees only to sign players, starting with the transfer market in the summer of 2018 when Ronaldo signed.

However, Juventus have been eliminated in the Champions League round of 16 or quarter after signing Ronaldo. Juventus has been touted by losing to Ajax, Olympic Lyon and Porto for three consecutive seasons.

Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, well versed in the news of the European football transfer market, said Juventus has delayed the decision to move Ronaldo to the end of the season. “At the end of the season, Ronaldo, his agent, Jorge Mendes, and Juventus will be gathering,” he said through the soccer podcast “Kegolaso ​​Pot.”

Reporter Romano said, “Juventus spends 32 million euros (about 43.2 billion won) every year just to have Ronaldo,” he said. “This is an amount that does not include taxes. Considering the current situation created by the Corona 19 pandemic, this is “It’s a very burdensome amount, but Juventus has been showing disappointment in the Champions League every season after signing Ronaldo. But now, nothing has been decided about his move.”

Meanwhile, Ronaldo has recently raised the rumors of a return to Real Madrid. Some have already reported that his agent, Mendes, has met with Florentino Peres Real’s chairman to discuss the possibility of a transfer this summer.