The topic of possible transition Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus successfully competes with the news of the World Cup. The first streaks of "Marki", "Ace", "Gadzetta", "Corriere" and other leading sports publications in Spain and Italy have firmly occupied the photograph of the Portuguese star. The ultra-high transfer. We will clarify: so far, Ronaldo has not gone anywhere, but negotiations are actively underway, as reported by a mass of sources down to the rarely erroneous Di Marzio. So, Cristiano already looks for a house in Turin, and the president of Real Madrid Florentino Perez and agent player Jorge Mendes held an emergency meeting - how can you not remember that Mendes is also the agent Joao Cansela, recently signed by Juventus.
The point of view of Real is generally understandable: the cycle of Zidane's great team is over, the coach has changed, huge changes begin, it is worth waiting for the acquisition of new "galaktikos" (Neimar, Mbappa), so leaving the old star No. 1 is justified - it is necessary to observe the financial balance, and not Allow meetings of overly ambitious bears in the "creamy" den. Ronaldo also for the sake of raising wages (from 21 to 30 million clean) and in the name of new incentives can agree to the transition to Serie A. But what is the benefit of Juventus? There are a lot of nuances.
Prestige An obvious plus. The arrival of the best player on the planet (sorry, Leo!) Dramatically increases the status of both Juventus and the Italian Championship. This can be compared with the transfer of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to PSG, which, although not a guarantee of super achievements, added a fan interest both to Parisians and to League 1. The championship in which Ronaldo plays will be guaranteed to be watched all over the world.
The question of prestige in principle is painful for Juventus. "Bianconeri", having got out of the abyss, has long been proven to everyone on the domestic scene, but on the scale of Europe the situation is different. Juve, despite the two finals of the Champions League, is still not perceived as an equal among the top clubs, which sits sideways in critical situations - remember at least the refereeing of the return match with Real Madrid. The presence of a five-time winner of the "Golden Ball" as if will return Juventus in the second half of the 90's, when it was not he who was dragging him, but to him. At least, that's how it should be in the ideal.
In addition, the transfer of Ronaldo automatically expands the transfer opportunities of the club - not now, but in the future. If earlier the Turinians were satisfied with the players who did not go to Real Madrid or Barcelona, ??then such a loud transition would be a good example: in Italy there is first-class football, Juventus - it's cool, here you can and should come even the best of the best.
Money There are nuances. Juventus is firmly on its feet and can afford a transfer even at a cost of 100-120 million euros plus a huge player's salary. Some of this money will certainly be repulsed by selling T-shirts and other paraphernalia.
Problem in another. Financial Fair Play. Turintsy are too cautious (or too adequate) to arrange a feint a la PSG and Neymar, so the club will have to sell. The first candidate to exit is Gonzalo Higuain. They are allegedly interested in Chelsea, who seems to have taken Maurizio Sarri. Too much "to", is not it? In addition, the brother, and in combination agent Gonzalo shared the idea that the Higuain and Ronaldo would have a great bunch. However, one thing - wishes, and quite another - the need.
Dibala? His possible departure was discussed in the winter - coincidentally, exactly when a black cat ran between Perez and Ronaldo. Paulo does not fit into the scheme 4-3-3, which played Allegri, and extremely unstable manifested itself in the decisive matches - the best of them, in Madrid, Juventus played completely without the Argentine. Anyway, Juve is a designer from interchangeable details, and the loss of any of them (except perhaps Pyanich) will not be critical.
The game is difficult. Cristiano is a super-player, but it must be inscribed in the constructions of Juventus. The Italian media suggest a variant with 4-3-3, where Ronaldo is in the center of the attack, Manjukic on the left, and Douglas Costa or Quadrado on the right. Do not forget about the left wing for KrieRo (the benefit of Mandzhukich can return to the center and play the role of Benzema), but he will somehow have to give special freedom of action, which can become a source of problems. The difference between Juventus and Real is that there is less starry and more teamwork.
Another problem is age. Ronaldo is 33 years old, and despite the fanatical work in training, he can not spend a whole season on the same level. So, he played very fondly in the first round of La Liga-2017/18, scoring just three goals. But great added in the spring, and in the Champions League was consistently good, having scored ten games in a row. In principle, this corresponds to the performances of Juventus: before the winter the team is only played out, and the Champions League is an undoubted priority.
Even if Ronaldo from the first matches will start to give results, there will be a cloakroom issue. The arrival of a player with such a salary and such regalia can disrupt the balance. In Juventus there will be too much Cristiano, and there is a risk that other players will go into the shadows and begin to murmur behind the starry beginner. To prevent this is the primary task of Allegri and management of Juve.
If, of course, Ronaldo goes. Follow the news.