Cristiano Ronaldo said his move from Juventus to Manchester United was ‘the best decision that I have made’ and stressed he aims to ‘carry on’ where he left off.
The Portuguese was linked with a move away from the Bianconeri all summer but left it late before completing a desired transfer to re-join the Red Devils.
The 36-year-old is currently on international duty with Portugal and will join his new teammates after the break.
Ronaldo left Turin after scoring 101 goals in 134 competitive games with Juventus and his move to United was confirmed yesterday.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who picked up two Scudetti and one Coppa Italia during his time with the Old Lady, was interviewed by the club’s official channel and said re-joining United was ‘the best decision’.
“I think it was the best decision that I have made,” Ronaldo said in an interview with MUTV. “It’s right on point in my opinion.
“I moved from Juve now to Manchester, it’s a new chapter, I’m so happy and glad, and I want to carry on again, to make history, to try to help Manchester achieve great results, to win trophies and number one of them, to win great things.”
Juventus have replaced Ronaldo with the signing of Moise Kean on loan with an obligation to buy from Everton.
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Call me crazy but I see this ending badly. He wont top scoring, Ole will not cater to him – see him riding the bench alot..he cannot beat anyone with speed anymore in the most physical league in the world, his teamates will turn on him for his selfishness, man u wont win anything major and hes stuck in rainy Manchester without his yachts. I predict fans will be booing him before end of season. Humility is not something he has. Good luck.
How embarrassing that all the articles written about Ronald’s departure always mentions that he was replaced by Moise Keane,
must be a lot of people scratching their heads & laughing at the news,
Juves credibility around the world must be nose diving,
After great summer of success for Italy, Euros Olympics, eurovision,
Trust our great Italian club to bring Italys credibility back down.
Ronaldo is so trash Im so much better than him hope he has a bad season because I will win everything.
Not sure that Italian soccer is gauged by how credible its transfers are but I see your point. Man U fans that I know are over the moon with delight . They love his selfishness and if he scores goals they will boo his team mates for not giving him the ball more . Many English football fans don’t care how the win , just that that they win .
I think Italy’s steady rise back speaks for itself , Ronaldo’s move is all about money . I would say that Juve was not prepared to offer an extension in the amount he was looking for , and he wasn’t prepared to gamble on what his worth would be at the age of 39. So only my humble opinion but you cant say he didn’t put up numbers 101 goals in 134 games is really quite extraordinary. Ronaldo has always looked after himself first when it comes to wages , record’s etc. . Juve knew that when they bought him .
He wants to win things and he doesn’t believe he can win with the team around him at Juventus. He sees a competitive team with Manchester United and also where he will be loved and respected for what he is worth. He doesn’t want to waste another year with lackluster team, that’s why he himself forced move to United.
@Pele – I agree, 100%. Incredibly embarrassing.
He is 100% right. He knew that he was in for a tough and testing season during which he would need to sacrifice himself for the team, and he just wasn’t prepared to do this. That and of course I think all the attention Messi received upon moving to France would’ve made him feel that inferiority complex in him grow even bigger.
When he signed for Juventus and one of the journalists on this website posted an article. I stated that Italy and Serie A will turn out to be Ronaldo’s biggest challenge, and that it wouldn’t end well.
Juventus went against a deeply rooted and ingrained philosophy to bring in Ronaldo. A club who’s success has always been built on the collective. They wanted to look good by joining the luxury and fickle football layer, and paid for it dearly. The outgoings on Ronaldo could’ve brought in 3-4 very good players to rebuild what was/is an ageing team. Instead, they allowed him to do whatever he wanted, and Ronaldo being the self serving individual that he is was never going to sacrifice his own interests for those of the club.
@Pele.
No true Juventus fan or true fan of football would somehow ridicule the club or laugh at it. Why? It’s not like they washed their hands on him. It’s not like they weren’t paying him handsomely. It’s not like they went and tried to sell him. Ronaldo made the decision himself, and in my opinion, Juventus were too professional about the whole situation.
We have literally experienced THE most testing year or so since WW2. Juventus like all Italian clubs don’t have access to the meritocracy lacking money handouts that Premier league clubs get. Nor do Juventus have access to convicted ex Russian criminal owners or money printing Arabs who can bend the rules. Ronaldo made his decision very late in the day, and Juventus were left with very little time to bring in top class reinforcements.
For many years, fans of other serie a clubs had to digest juventus’ dominance. But true fans stick by their club through thick and thin. If this is all a joke to you, go and follow another team.
Obviously you want to replace top players with top players. But young players with potential are the next best thing + I’m glad that Juve have decided to give some young Italian’s a chance again, Chiesa, Locatelli, Pellegrini + now Kean. Considering the limited amount of time they had to ‘replace’ him. I don’t think it’s embarrassing at all. In fact, I wish there were more clubs, directors + coaches who would give Italian youth more of a chance. With the economic climate as it is, it could level the playing field a little bit? Italy obviously has a lot of talent coming through atm. That Ricci at Empoli is another fine example. I was impressed by that Luperto the other night too.
He was promised big signings while at Juve, this happened initially with De Ligt but when Covid 19 hit, it became difficult for Juve to draft any other big names in, especially in midfield.
It became apparent that in this transfer window Juve had made a pigs ear of it and going into the last year of his contract, he decided to jump ship, why else would he leave it so late to want to go, he could have decided before the Euros if he wanted to go that badly! He knows that this Juve team will not be competitive enough for his ambitions.
I think the deal suits all parties to be fair, despite his goals he oddly held the old lady back in terms of style of play and Juve are predictable as a result. I’m confident Allegri will find the solution to get Juve firing again as he is a top and savvy coach, but Juve are well and truly back in a transitional mode after a decade of success and although Juve have to always strive to be at the top will have to lower their expectations somewhat this season and focus mainly on domestic competition.