Cristiano Ronaldo wins lawsuit against former club Juventus, to receive €9.7m as compensation - Reports
Former Juventus attacker Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set to receive €9.74 million as unpaid taxes and considerations.
During his three-season stay at the club between 2018 and 2021, the 39-year-old didn't receive a part of his monthly payment - as part of salary maneuvers (as per Gazzetta.it) - and was never paid that sum.
Ronaldo's lawyers - John Shehata, Emanuele Guastalla, Fabio Iudica and Salvatore Pino - won the dispute between the player and the Bianconeri. The aforementioned amount also includes interest on the pending payment.
It's not immediately known if the Serie A giants contest the ruling or accept it. In the second case, they would be hit with a significant financial blow, as they haven't set aside any pending payment to Ronaldo.
Ronaldo - now at Al-Nassr - arrived at Juventus in the summer of 2018 after an eventful nine-season spell at Real Madrid, where he netted a scarechely believable 450 goals in 438 games across competitions.
In 2021, he left for a second stint at Manchester United, where he lasted one and a half seasons before joining his current side, Al-Nassr, on a free transfer in December 2022.
How did Cristiano Ronaldo fare at Juventus?
Cristiano Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the best players in the history of the beautiful game.
In his three-season stay at Juventus, the 39-year-old contributed 101 goals and 22 assists in 134 games across competitions. Although a UEFA Champions League title eluded him, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner won the Serie A twice.
In what turned out to be his final seson at the Allianz Arena in Turin in 2020-21, Ronaldo enjoyed his most prolific sesaon at the club. He scored 36 times and provided four assists in 44 games across competitions. Twenty-nine of those goals and two assists came in 33 games in the league.
Ronaldo also scored four times in the Champions League, twice in the Coppa Italia and once in the Supercoppa Italiana.