Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23468126" data-attributes="member: 158020">Chiellini: I thought Ronaldo to Juventus was impossibleJuventus defender Giorgio Chiellini thought it was "impossible" for  Cristiano Ronaldo to join the Serie A champions before the superstar  arrived in Turin. Ronaldo attended Juve training for the first time on Monday after the five-time Ballon d'Or winner left European champions Real Madrid in a €112 million (£100m/$131m) deal earlier this month.The 33-year-old Portugal captain hinted at a shock move away from  Madrid after the club's third successive Champions League title in May.Chiellini – in the United States for Juve's clash against the MLS  All-Stars on Wednesday – doubted the Italian giants would sign Ronaldo  when rumours first emerged."[The first time I heard about Ronaldo], I said to my friends, 'Nah,  it's impossible,'" Chiellini told ESPN. "After one day, [I thought]  maybe it is possible. "With our manager, with our director ... it's a reality. Juventus is  growing ... year after year, and we need a champion like Cristiano."We are excited, we are ready to work with him; all the parts of  the club, the players, the marketing manager, the director, are ready to  improve with Cristiano and we hope he can help us to achieve our  target." It has been a busy off-season for Juve, who are seeking to win the  Champions League, having dominated domestically with seven successive  Serie A titles.Joao Cancelo, Mattia Perin and Emre Can have arrived, while striker Gonzalo Higuain and defender Mattia Caldara could leave as Juve try to re-sign AC Milan centre-back Leonardo Bonucci just one season after the Italian left Turin."Leonardo, for me, is a friend," Chiellini said. "I pass my holiday with him and my family."I know about his quality, but I don't know. It's not easy, and I  want to have respect to my team-mates ... I'm not president or director,  so we will see what happens at the end of the Serie A — we will see if  Leonardo is here."</blockquote>

Verification: Awruddata maasa keeyada?

Top Bottom