There are reportedly three reasons why Real Madrid patron Florentino Perez could be against Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo’s return.
There are reportedly three reasons why Real Madrid patron Florentino Perez could be against Juventus talisman Cristiano Ronaldo’s return.
Reports regarding contact between agent Jorge Mendes and Real Madrid emerged and coach Zinedine Zidane opened for a possible reunion with the Portuguese superstar.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Juventus remain calm and thus silent in ongoing discussion, as they consider their relationship with Ronaldo to be very solid.
Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Cagliari last weekend and bounced back immediately from the disappointment against FC Porto in Europe.
The 36-year-old has scored 23 goals in 23 League games for the Bianconeri this season and has contributed 95 goals in 122 competitive games since his move to Italy.
His on-pitch record is not what’s stopping the Real Madrid President from committing to the cause, as Ronaldo bagged 450 goals in 438 competitive games for the La Liga champions.
However, the report claims his €31m-a-season salary could be one of the main obstacles to stop them from bringing their former hero back to Madrid.
The newspaper reports the second reason would be that Real Madrid are prepared to focus on young players to re-build for the future and it would go against that policy to re-sign the veteran.
The third reason mentioned would be the pride of the Los Blancos President, who would find it difficult to welcome the former Manchester United attacker back after the controversial farewell in 2018.