Juve does not rule out transferring Cristiano Ronaldo

The economic difficulties derived from the coronavirus could force the club to get rid of the Portuguese crack

The Juventus of Turin could be considering a transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo as a shock measure to alleviate the harsh effects that the paralysis of football competitions due to the coronavirus is having on its economy.

This is stated by the Italian newspaper Il Messagero. This newspaper, after underlining that the salary resignation of the Juventine first team players does not solve the very serious economic problems that COVID-19 has caused in the entity, reports that various scenarios are being studied from the top of the 'vecchia Signora' around the future of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sell ​​the player this summer for no less than 70 million, the first option

One goes through a sale of the Portuguese striker in the summer market. The 35-year-old footballer with a contract in force until 2022, would not leave the club for less than 70 million euros, always according to Il Messagero. But beyond this figure, difficult to reach in the current times of crisis and even more so to sign a footballer of his age, what could stop the interest of the clubs would be his record, which exceeds 30 million net annually.

The second scenario handled by the entity chaired by Andrea Agnelli is to let the CR7 contract run out until 2022, and not renew it, thus ending, with the player already 37 years old, the crack stage at the highest level.

And the third option that those responsible for the Turin team are considering is to renew the aforementioned commitment for a season, until June 2023, in exchange for obtaining a reduction in current economic conditions to try to adapt them to the times of need created by the coronavirus.

Let the contract expire, which expires in 2022, or renew it downwards, the other two possibilities

Three different scenarios for the future of a Cristiano Ronaldo who, to this day, is not assured of his continuity at Juventus in Turin. The name of Real Madrid as a possible destination for the player has not taken long to appear on the horizon of the footballer who has scored 450 goals in his nine seasons defending the Santiago Bernabéu team's shirt.

The Cristiano Ronaldo effect: the Chinese trade Real Madrid for Juve

he signing of Cristiano Ronaldo,  by Juventus of Turin from Real Madrid has caused an increase of close to 70% in the popularity of the Piedmontese club in China , in a context in which the big European clubs are fighting for supremacy in the Asian market. The Portuguese striker, who turns 34 this Tuesday and is still in his prime, also made his mark on the pitch, scoring 17 goals in 22 Serie A games, taking his team to a very advantageous position in order to retain the 'Scudetto'. The Portuguese star, who cost Juve about 100 million euroslast summer, he saw the door again last weekend, with two goals in a three-way draw against Parma. Off the pitch, the Portuguese has left his mark on China, the second largest economy in the world , and which welcomes a large number of football fans. 

The week in which Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Juventus closed , the Italian club increased by 308,000 the number of followers on social networks such as Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, on the WeChat app, and on the Douyin video app, as revealed by Juve. He also reported that popularity on Weibo increased by 68.5 percent between July and December of last year, indicating that Cristiano Ronaldo's legal problems have not had an impact on social networks. Joining his problems with the Spanish treasury for tax evasion is a complaint for alleged rape of a woman in the United States. -China, of players more than clubs - In recent times, a higher number of fans has been translated into more money, and, from that point of view, the price paid by Juve for Ronaldo does not seem disproportionate. Experts describe the Asian giant as "a market of icons", because its fans tend to be more specific players than teams. so whenCristiano Ronaldo changes teams, thousands of Chinese fans do it with him. "It is above football. Ronaldo's success in China is not only tied to his performances on the pitch and his achievements over the years. Players have a stronger influence (in China) than teams. Players have almost 30 percent more fans combined than their clubs, " Juventus executive Giorgio Ricci told AFP of the Juventus squad's flagship. So what Juventus has won in China has been lost by Real Madrid. 

The Madrid team may have won the 'Champions' again, but have seen their social media follower count reduced by 8,000 since Ronaldo's departure , says a recent report from the Mailman Shanghai-based digital marketing firm. Although, says the same source, the white club is still the one with the most followers in China. Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner , has not underestimated efforts to win over the Chinese market. That includes an annual visit to the country and the development of its own digital channels to "establish a connection with China and shorten the distance with the fans," says Ricci. Last year, the star became an ambassador for the Wey car brand, thus strengthening its presence in China.