Sigh of Juventus “1.4 billion won per goal, Ronaldo signing is a mistake”

The former chairman of the prestigious Italian professional football Juventus publicly criticized Cristiano Ronaldo (36) as a wrong decision.

The US sports media ESPN reported on the 12th, “The former chairman of Juventus Giovanni Koboli Jilli rebuked Juventus for bringing Ronaldo to an Italian radio broadcast, saying it was a mistake.”

Former Chairman Jilli, who took office in 2006 and served as Juventus chairman until 2009, was asked, “Is the contract with Ronaldo wrong?” “I respect the great champion Ronaldo, but I paid too much money. It’s up to Juventus to decide whether to transfer Ronaldo, but it doesn’t make sense to pay 1 million euros (1.4 billion won) per goal.” And pinched.

Ronaldo is known to receive 31 million euros (42 billion won) this season and is scoring 27 goals in 32 games. Former Chairman Jilly’s speech appears to be due to the disappointment of Juventus’ dropout from the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League this season.

Juventus won 3-2 in the second leg of the round of 16 against Porto (Portugal) on the 10th. However, the total score of the 1st and 2nd games, including the loss of 1-2 in the previous 1st game, was 4-4, and was eliminated from the principle of giving priority to the away multiple points.

Ronaldo was sluggish in the 1st and 2nd leg of the 16th round without scoring a single goal. It is the result of losing strength as Juventus, who brought Ronaldo, the’Champions League man’, in anticipation of the European Champions League championship trophy. Since signing Ronaldo in the summer of 2018, Juventus has never been able to perform above the Champions League quarterfinals.

“Juventus needs a rebuilding,” said former chairman Gilli, and continued his aggressive remarks, saying, “If I were, I would send Ronaldo out.” Ronaldo’s contract with Juventus ends in June 2022.

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