Cristiano Ronaldo is undergoing his medical with Juventus and will be meeting with his new teammates and coach Massimiliano Allegri before being formally presented by his new club later Monday. Ronaldo, 33, will sign a four-year contract with Juventus that sources have told ESPN FC will be worth around €55 million annually. The club agreed last week to pay Real Madrid fees totalling €112m to acquire the forward, who left Spain after nine seasons and four Champions League titles, including each of the last three.
The Portugal captain arrived at the Turin-Caselle Airport in Turin, Italy, on Sunday evening in his own private jet and dined with club officials, including Juve president Andrea Agnelli and general manager Beppe Marotta, in the evening. He then arrived at the Allianz Stadium on Monday morning and emerged to sign autographs and pose for photographs outside the J Medical clinic before beginning his exam.
Fans outside the facility chanted Ronaldo’s name, as well as “Bring us the Champions League,” hoping that the forward will be the piece the club finally need to win the competition. Juve last won the Champions League in 1996 but have reached two of the past four finals, losing to Barcelona in 2015 and Madrid in 2017. Ronaldo will be presented in front of around 300 journalists inside the Allianz Stadium at 6:30 p.m. local time — although not in the customary news conference location, as interest has forced the club to relocate the ceremony to the larger Gianni e Umberto Agnelli hall.
After Portugal were eliminated by Uruguay in the World Cup’s round of 16 earlier this month, Ronaldo went on holiday in Greece, interrupting his plans to negotiate his move. He is expected to resume his holiday before linking up with his new teammates at the end of the month, bypassing Turin and flying straight to the United States to participate in the International Champions Cup.