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Ronaldo talks with Juventus coach – report
ROME, July 10, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo’s reported move from
Real Madrid to Juventus gained momentum Tuesday with reports that the
multiple Ballon d’Or winner had already had talks with Massimiliano Allegri,
the Italian champions coach.
“Hello Ronaldo,” the Gazzetta dello Sport headlined a report saying that
Allegri had called Ronaldo on Monday, suggesting the transfer deal was all-
but done.
No details of the conversation were released by the newspaper which said
only that it was “friendly” while other reports said he had discussed
tactics.
La Gazzetta said that Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes is expected in Madrid
on Tuesday when Real directors are scheduled to meet.
However, rival sports paper Corriere dello Sport said the directors
meeting had been put off so that “nothing would be revealed” about the deal.
“The Cristiano Ronaldo affair has become a game of chess,” the newspaper
said, adding that the endgame could be a close as today.
However, details about transfer fees were still unclear with Gazetta
citing 120 million euros ($140.5 million) and the Corriere putting the deal
at between 130 and 150 million euros.
Juve are ready to sign the five-times Ballon d’Or winner on a four-year
deal for an annual basic salary of 30 million euros. Ronaldo, who joined Real
in 2009, has complained that his Madrid salary of 23.6 million is too low.
BSS/AFP/SG/ARS/1729 hrs