CRISTIANO RONALDO could reportedly quit Juventus for a stunning return to Manchester United.
Speaking on television programme “Chiringuito De Jugones’, broadcast on TV channel La Sexta, Spanish panellist Eduardo Inda made the claim that Ronaldo, 34, will ditch Juventus if they fail to win this season’s Champions League.
Astonishing reports claim Cristiano Ronaldo could quit Juventus for a return to Man UtdCredit: AP:Associated Press
And it’s been said that the Portuguese superstar could end up back at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo’s future at Juventus looks unclear after his spectacular fallout with boss Maurizio Sarri.
Ronaldo was hooked twice in as many games before the international break.
And the former Real Madrid man made his feelings perfectly clear as he stormed off the pitch in anger.
Sarri later claimed he took Ronaldo off because the forward was injured.
But Ronaldo countered those claims by declaring himself fit for Portugal.
He went on to score his 99th international goal in Sunday’s 2-0 Euro 2020 qualifier win over Luxemborg.
And to rub salt in the wound, Ronaldo then bizarrely claimed that Sarri was correct, and he was not 100 per cent fit.
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It’s now been claimed that Ronaldo will walk away from Juventus at the end of the season if they fail to land European club football’s biggest prize.
The striker only joined Juve in the summer of 2018 after a £100million move from Real Madrid.
He won the Serie A title last term despite recording his second-lowest goal tally in 12 seasons.
And Ronaldo has managed just five Serie A goals in the new campaign to further illustrate his struggles in Turin.
RONALDO OUT, MBAPPE AND POGBA IN
Inda claims Ronaldo could soon turn his back on Juve, who would be happy to oblige as they look to sign Paul Pogba from Man Utd and Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain.
He said: “Cristiano Ronaldo could leave Juventus at the end of the current season if they do not win the Champions League.
“He went to Turin to try and win the Champions League with a third different club but things are getting complicated.
“Juventus want to sign Pogba and Mbappe. I think it is going to be difficult for them, especially the second one.
“Due to the salary limits, if they want to sign these players they would have to allow for Ronaldo’s exit from the club so it is becoming a very likely outcome.”
Ronaldo spent six seasons at Man Utd between 2003 and 2009, scoring 118 goals in 294 games.
He won three Premier League titles, the 2004 FA Cup and 2008 Champions League before securing a then-world record £80m move to Real Madrid in 2009.
Ronaldo confirmed his status as one of the best-ever footballers by scoring 450 goals in 438 appearances during nine years at the Bernabeu, winning two La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues in the process.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
