The Lionel Messi soap opera barely finished, that of the other superstar Cristiano Ronaldo now seems to be starting. Still under contract with Juventus until 2022, the 36-year-old striker has not been lined up by Massimiliano Allegri for the trip to the lawn of Udinese, as part of the first day of Serie A. Alvaro Morata and Paulo Dybala start in place of the Portuguese.
Ronaldo will therefore begin the 2021-22 season on the bench of the Bianconeri. But according to information from Sky Sports, CR7 should have started this meeting against the Friulani. The five-time Ballon d’Or would have asked his new coach not to be aligned, because he hopes to leave the Turin club before August 31, date of the end of the Italian transfer window.
A departure one week from the end of the transfer window?
However, while several rumors kept him away from the Vecchia Signora, CR7 had come out of silence at the beginning of the week to sweep away with the back of his hand the rumors circulating about his future and in particular that of a potential return to Real Madrid. “My story at Real Madrid is written. It’s recorded. In words and numbers, in trophies and titles, in records and headlines. It is in the museum of the Bernabeu stadium and it is also in the minds of all the fans of the club ”, he explained on his social networks.
But a departure seems complicated for the ex-Real Madrid striker. While Sky Sports specifies that no official offer has been issued, the various avenues seem reduced. If Ronaldo has dismantled the rumor of a return to Real Madrid, seeing him return to Manchester United also seems difficult after the recent arrivals of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane. It remains to be seen whether other clubs would be ready to sacrifice their finances to pounce on the top scorer in the history of the Champions League.
Following all these rumors following the non-tenure of CR7, the vice-president of Juventus, Pavel Nedved, tried to defuse this little bomb. “We decided it with Ronaldo. It’s normal. Ronaldo will remain at 100% “, he told DAZN. The last week of the transfer window is going to be long.
