CRISTIANO RONALDO broke a transfer ‘pact’ with his former club Juventus by moving back to Manchester United, reports say.
The legendary forward, 36, was expected to see out the final year of his contract in Turin.
But he decided to complete a dramatic deadline day return to former club Man Utd.
Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, had been working to find a way out of Juventus for his client.
And super agent Mendes had offered Ronaldo to both Manchester City and Atletico Madrid.
But the LaLiga champions turned the chance to sign Ronaldo down due to fears over backlash from their fans.
According to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser, Mendes made an agreement that Ronaldo could only move on before August 15 – two weeks before the deadline.
The two weeks would then give Juve time to identify and potentially sign a replacement.
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And once the August 15 deadline had passed, the Turin-based club were under the impression that Ronaldo would stay.
But as events showed, a move to Man Utd materialised quickly and the deal was officially done on deadline day.
Juve were, however, keen to get Ronaldo’s eye watering wages off the books, despite the broken ‘pact’.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
