Posted December 4, 2021 at 1:00 am by DM
Juventus is in the eye of justice. The Italian club is suspected of having inflated the value of certain transfers, in particular that of Cristiano Ronaldo to Manchester United.
Cristiano Ronaldo decided to give a new trajectory to his career during the last summer transfer window. Arriving in Italy in 2018, the Portuguese striker decided to leave Juventus last August. Announced very close to arriving at Manchester City , the Portugal international has finally made his return to Manchester United. Passed through the Red Devils between 2003 and 2009, Ronaldo signed with the English club until 2023 for a transfer estimated at € 15m. But as the foreign press indicates, this transfer is under the eye of Italian justice.
The transfer of Ronaldo in the eye of justice
Italian prosecutors are investigating for several weeks on operations carried out by Juventus. The Turin club is suspected of inflating the value of certain transfers in order to improve its accounting situation. As Reuters reported on Friday, the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus to Manchester United raises some questions. The leaders of Juventus may have provided false documents. In order to remove doubts, the Italian justice ordered searches of the premises of the Piedmont club. President of the Old Lady, Andrea Agnelli would have been heard as was Pavel Nedved , vice-president. Juventus have indicated they are ready to work with justice.