Cristiano Ronaldo is a looming presence in the investigation on the Juventus finances, although an indirect one so far. He wasn’t among the players that testified about the wages forfeited during the pandemic. The prosecutors had summoned like the rest of the squad at the time.
As per La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Portuguese ace is still owed nearly €20M. The amount stems from three monthly salaries the execs and the footballers agreed to delay in 2021. His lawyer required access to the documents of the probe. It was denied because the timing was wrong. It’ll be granted once the executives are sent to trial and the judicial confidentiality lapses.
The detectives wish Ronaldo actively collaborates to build the case against Juventus. They believe he possesses a side letter where the front office promised they would pay the sum either as a loyalty bonus if he stayed or an incentive to leave if he departed. Therefore, under any circumstance. Consequently, it should have been included in the outstanding debts in their recent balance sheets. It hasn’t happened to this date.
An email between officials confirms that the striker left without settling his financial position, suggesting not to urge him to do so unless he asks for it. It’s unclear why the forward waited this long to act. A possible solution is that the Old Lady had arranged for Manchester United to take care of it since the transfer fee was relatively low. However, the recent break-up with the Red Devils might have voided the agreement.
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