According to the Italian press, Juventus, despite being judged a loser, will do everything possible to avoid having to pay more than 10 million euros to superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Last April, Italian media reported that Juventus was informed that they had to pay superstar Cristiano Ronaldo 10 million euros after losing a lawsuit against their former player.

Remember that in September 2023, Ronaldo – who is playing for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr – decided  to sue Juventus for not paying him his salary during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Portuguese superstar wants to receive 20 million euros, the amount he was promised by the club when he agreed to defer his salary during the blockade.

However, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus’s opinion is that Ronaldo gave up this salary when joining Man United in August 2021. Therefore, “Old Lady” has no intention of paying CR7.

When he was still playing in Italy, Ronaldo and Juventus had an agreement on salary deferral. That was the period when all football activities were suspended for 105 days (from March 9 to June 22, 2020) until football was allowed to resume without spectators.

The lawsuit has been going on for a long time and according to Gazetta, at the latest trial that took place last April, the Arbitration Court ruled that Ronaldo and Juventus were jointly responsible for this issue and required the club to pay half of the deferred salary.

More than a month after the court ruling, Juventus filed a petition against this decision. The Turin team has officially implemented legal procedures to avoid having to compensate Ronaldo.

Juventus filed an appeal before Ronaldo attended the Al Nassr match away to Al Riyadh in round 33 of the 2023/24 Saudi League. They affirmed that the evidence Ronaldo gave to sue the club “has no binding effect”. 

According to La Vecchia Signora, Juventus feels very confident with the evidence of the appeal. They also announced that they would follow the incident to the end to reverse the situation.

Back in the match between Al Nassr vs Al Riyadh, the 39-year-old striker did not score and did not assist. In this match, Al Nassr led 1-0 thanks to Otavio’s goal in the 15th minute but was led 1-2 by Al Riyadh until the 90+6 minute.

Ronaldo’s team was lucky to win a 2-2 draw in the end thanks to Meshari Al Nemer’s goal in the 90+7 minute.