Former Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo set to sue Juventus over the player’s unpaid wages. The Portuguese legend agreed to defer his salary from the Italian giants during the pandemic to help them in their financial woes.
According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, CR7 is set to sue his former side for his deferred wages which amounted to a whopping $21 million. Although the club promised to pay him up in due time, it hasn’t been good to their promise and are yet to pay the player what he duly deserves.
According to reports, both parties haven’t yet reached to any economic agreement in this matter. The former Manchster United star has recently requested investigation documents from the Turin Prosecutor’s Office in the ongoing Prisma legal case.
🚨 Cristiano Ronaldo is now set to sue Juventus for not paying him an amount of €19.9M as they had tried to save finances during the COVID era.
Ronaldo has already spoken to the Turin Prosecutor’s Office about the situation and he took the decision to take action after that.… pic.twitter.com/Z7jxtly2uN
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) September 16, 2023
Cristiano Ronaldo has now now decided to take the club to court. He took this decision after proper consultation with the Turin Prosecutors regarding the matter.
Things don’t look good for Juventus in the recent times. Earlier this year, they were dropped from the European competitions for the upcoming season. This was as a result of the agreement with UEFA to avoid suspension and bans.
This is the second lawsuit the club is set to face in the last one month. A few days ago, it was their former captain Leonard Bonucci who recently joined Bundesliga side 1, Union Berlin. As a reason for suing his former club, the defender stated that he has faced a loss of personal and professional image during his last few months at the club.
Ronaldo follows former teammate Leonardo Bonucci’s footsteps
Cristiano Ronaldo is following former teammate and Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci’s footstep as he has decided to sue Juventus for his deferred wages of $21 million that he is yet to receive from the club. The club’s legendary defender has also recently decided to sue the club over a couple of issues.
A few days back, it was reported that the former captain of the club has reached a decision to sue his former side. This was after a reported fallout with manager Massimiliano Allegri.
The defender was out of Juventus’ squad for the United States preseason tour and home friendlies before they started their Serie A season on August 20. Bonucci then agreed to terminate his contract with Juve for a move to the Bundesliga side Union Berlin. However, now he has decided to take his former side to court.
🚨 Leonardo Bonucci has decided to sue Juventus! 🤯
The Italian defender is taking legal action because he believes he was the victim of insufficient training and preparation conditions which caused professional and image damage.
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— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) September 12, 2023
In a recent interview, Bonucci gave insights of the reasons behind his decision to sue Juve. He said, “I have decided, after great suffering, to take the path of a lawsuit towards Juventus. My rights stipulated that I should have trained with the team regardless of the technical choice and been put in a position to physically be able to play during the following season.”
The player then concluded as he said, “This was not granted to me, I no longer trained with the team. I felt drained of everything, humiliated, I couldn’t do what I love most. I have nothing against Juventus. Juventus are the fans, the team, my former teammates. I am pursuing this cause because the people who were supposed to let me end my career with Juventus in a respectful and worthy way have not done so”
Bonucci broke his silence on being kicked out of Juventus and he’s thrown a lot of people under the bus.
Key takeaways:
• He felt humiliated and lied to by the club
• His poor relationship with Allegri
• He doesn’t feel this is a real JuventusHere are the best quotes 👇… pic.twitter.com/LCfxZwNEid
— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) September 14, 2023
The defender also said he didn’t have any feeling of remorse towards his former club. And he also cleared that this lawsuit isn’t for seeking any financial reward. But mentioned that if he won the law-suit, then he would donate all the proceeds to charity.
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