According to Italian "Liberty", "Corriere della Sera" and other media reported on the 24th, Portuguese star Ronaldo will go to Turin, Italy in the near future to ask for wages from his old club Juventus.
According to the report, Ronaldo will go with his lawyer to demand about 19.6 million euros (about 140 million yuan) in arrears from the "old woman". In addition, he will be questioned by local judges and prosecutors to prove that he has nothing to do with the recent heated Juventus financial fraud case.
A week ago, Juventus had already been punished by Italian law enforcement for financial fraud and inflating transfer fees. In addition to the 15 points deducted from the league, several executives have been banned from football activities for a long time.
Screenshot of the Liberty report
Ronaldo has been with Saudi Arabia Riyadh Victory for nearly one month, in addition to training and playing with the team, he is also dealing with his old club Juventus. The Portuguese striker will fly from Saudi Arabia to Turin, Italy, before March 27 this year to meet with senior Juve officials and local prosecutors.
The Portuguese has two purposes for this trip, one is to demand about 19.6 million euros in arrears from Juventus, and if communication fails, his team will take legal measures to sue Juventus; The second is to prove to local prosecutors that he is innocent in the Juventus financial fraud case.
Recently, Juventus club was caught in a financial fraud scandal, involving 23 players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Dybala, Bonucci and Szczesny and other stars.
According to Italian "Corriere della Sera", "Milan Sport Daily" and other media previously reported, during the 2020 new crown epidemic in Italy, Juventus' so-called "23 players agreed to give up 90 million euros in salary (about 711 million yuan) to help the team get through the difficulties" is just to avoid taxes. The actual situation is that the club has reached a "confidentiality agreement" with a number of players, saying that it agrees to give up 4 months' salary, but in fact it is only suspended and only 1 month's salary is given.
At present, even if the payment is suspended, Juve have not paid off all the arrears, especially Ronaldo's high salary of 19.6 million euros.
Italy's "Football Market" pointed out that Dybala, an Argentine striker who now plays for Roma club in Serie A, admitted when he was summoned by local prosecutors, "Everyone thought that we gave up 4 months' salary, and no one knew that we could actually get 3 months' salary, but it was delayed." ”
Dybala said the team pulled a large group and let all the players decide together. The club's initial proposal to give up 4 months' salary surprised and difficult for many players to accept, so there was a final agreement to postpone the payment of 3 months' salary. He also said he didn't want to sign and just wanted to get paid on time, but his team told him that if he did, the two sides would have a good relationship and a good prospect of renewing his contract.
Paolo Ziliani, a well-known Serie A journalist, reported that all the players involved were questioned and that De Ligt (Bundesliga Bayern Munich) and Desilio (on loan at Ligue 1 Lyon) were also in the team at the time to provide chat transcripts to the local judge. According to the documents, it was Chiellini (Los Angeles club) who explained the "hoax" to the crowd and warned the players not to mention it to reporters.
According to Italian media statistics, the final signing of the "confidentiality agreement" was 16 people, including Dybala, Rabiot, Szczesny, Bonucci and Cuadrado, and Ronaldo was not listed. Italy's "La Repubblica" exposed relevant photos and said that Ronaldo did not sign the relevant agreement, and only the signature of the then club director Paratici was on a piece of paper.
If the above evidence is true, then players such as Ronaldo who have not signed the agreement will be exempt from punishment with a high probability, and he will also have the right to recover the salary arrears. But those players who have signed the deal may be banned for 1 month for violating Italy's Sports Justice Code.
After being relegated 17 years ago over a "phonegate" scandal, Serie A veteran Juventus is once again embroiled in controversy. In addition to financial fraud, the team has also been accused by the Italian finance and tax authorities of meeting the club's income standards in recent seasons by deliberately inflating player transfer fees.
A week ago, the club was fined 15 points for related offences, and the league ranking slipped from 3rd to 10th, with a high probability of missing next year's European competition.
The case showed signs of turmoil as early as last November, when AFP first reported the collective resignation of Juventus club executives, including former club president Andre Agnelli, former vice-president Nedved, former sporting director Paratic, and former chief executive Arivabene.
At present, the above four people, as well as several current Juventus executives, have been sentenced by the Italian Federal Court to ban any football activity for 8-30 months. Italian media pointed out that as the investigation deepens, Juventus may also face more severe penalties such as fines and relegation.
In a recent announcement from Juventus, the club insisted it was not guilty and said it would appeal all penalties. Under Italian law, teams have 30 days to appeal to the Italian Olympic Committee's law enforcement agencies.
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