Cristiano Ronaldo’s old team, Juventus, was ordered by the Court of Arbitration on Wednesday to pay him €9 million after taxes. This came after a legal fight over unpaid wages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cristiano Ronaldo to collect millions from Juventus after winning legal dispute
Goal claimed that in March and April 2021, Juventus players agreed to not get paid for four months because the club was having money problems at the time. But deals were also made with each squad member on an individual level.
Ronaldo, who is 39 years old, asked to be paid $21.3 million in “salary manoeuvres,” which are payments made over time. News from La Gazzette dello Sport says that the star player from Al Nassr won the battle with the Italian Serie A team.
The story says that Juventus did not set aside money for the payment, and it is unclear whether other players will do what Ronaldo did, which could have a big financial effect on the team. In 2023, Paulo Dybala, a striker for Roma, reached a deal with Juventus over the same problem and got about $3.2 million in back pay.
The star player who used to play for Real Madrid moved to Juventus in 2018 and scored 101 goals in 134 games across all categories. Juve will have to deal with this court loss, but Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr team plays Al Feiha at home on Friday in the Saudi Pro League. On April 27, they travel to Al Khaleej.
