Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly spent the most of his Friday morning saying goodbyes to his Juventus teammates as he prepares to join Manchester City.
According to a report monitored by African Entertainment on Sky Sports television program, spent an hour and a half at Juve’s Continassa training ground this morning on saying goodbyes.
The report indicated that the Portugal captain’s agent, Jorge Mendes has told Juventus he no longer wants to play for the club.
Ronaldo is expected to miss training at Juventus today.
Ronaldo is reported to have agreed on personal terms with Manchester City ahead of his return to the English Premier League.
Multiple English sports media reports including one from The Mirror, monitored by African Entertainment, revealed that Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, traveled to Turin today, Thursday August 26, 2021, to secure his (Ronaldo’s) departure from Juventus.
Reports say Ronaldo is ready to join the reigning English Premier League Champions after a conversation with coach Pep Guardiola.
Last Sunday, Ronaldo reportedly asked that he be left out of Juventus’ starting XI for their Serie A opener with Udinese, sparking the transfer rumor.
However, the Vice Chairman of Juventus, Pavel Nedved, played down speculation that being left out of the starting XI meant Ronaldo was looking to exit the Serie A club.
Other sports media reports in Italy suggested that Ronaldo has already informed his Juventus teammates that he wants to join Man City.
But, according to reports, Manchester City have not made any formal offer for the Portuguese soccer icon.
Ronaldo is expected to earn in excess of £500,000 per week at the Etihad, reports The Mirror.
