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Transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid C.F. to Juventus F.C.

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Ronaldo during the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final, his last match for Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo was transferred from Real Madrid C.F. to Juventus F.C. on 10 July 2018. Worth €100 million, the transfer was the highest ever for a player over 30 years old, and the highest ever paid by an Italian club. It was dubbed "the deal of the century" by Italian advertisers and media outlets,[upper-alpha 1] and the consequent effects became widely referred to as the "Cristiano Ronaldo effect".

Timeline[edit]

The transfer story surfaced on 26 May 2018, when after the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final, Ronaldo referred to his time with Real Madrid in the past tense, sparking speculation that he could leave the club[1]. Later on, he would cite his need for a new challenge and the lack of support he felt was shown by club president Florentino Pérez as his reasons for leaving Madrid[2][3][4].

Transfer rumors concerning Juventus (and Ronaldo) started on 2 July[5].

Juventus were aware that they could afford Ronaldo, since Real Madrid had lowered the his buyout clause from €1 billion to €100 million. It is unclear if any other club were in a position to acquire Ronaldo. Ultimately, the idea of obtaining Ronaldo came from sporting director Fabio Paratici, as per Pavel Nedvěd[6]. Pérez would comment on the situation on 21 September, stating: "Nobody [was willing to] give more than €100 million. He wanted to go and the most [we could obtain would] be that amount. We have not had many more offers." Moreover, Manchester United manager José Mourinho argued at a press conference in early September that Ronaldo was "never on [his] table to say 'yes' or 'no'" to, while Massimiliano Mirabelli and Marco Fassone, Milan's former director of football and former managing director respectively, admitted in November that they had discussed the practicalities of a possible transaction in 2017, before deeming it too expensive, and hence, not feasible[7][8].

The first meeting—where the possibility of the transfer was brought up—was arranged in Nedvěd's home in Turin, with Paratici present. Subsequently, the latter took charge of the formalities, after which the chairman Andrea Agnelli perused the deal's effects from all aspects and eventually green-lit the transfer, with Nedvěd noting Agnelli "made the right choice" to sanction the move[6].

Before the World Cup, Paratici told former Juventus player Álvaro Morata that Ronaldo was coming to the Italian club[9], and on 10 July, Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with Juventus after completing a €100 million transfer, which included an additional €12 million in other fees[10] and solidarity contributions to Ronaldo's youth clubs. The transfer was the highest ever for a player over 30 years old[11], and the highest ever paid by an Italian club.[12]

Effects[edit]

Juventus[edit]

The transfer had a major impact on Juventus. The club saw a spike in their social media following after the transfer was publicized[13]. Juventus' follower count on Instagram rose by around 25% during the two weeks following the move[14], and overall, the club experienced a six million increase in the number of followers across their social media platforms in August; a month after the transfer was announced[15]. Moreover, as per Deportes & Finanzas, Juventus ranked first among football clubs for YouTube views (36.3 million; 3.07 million views the month before) as well as Instagram and Facebook interactions in July[13].

The signing also affected the club's playing squad. On 2 August previous club-record signing and forward Gonzalo Higuaín was allowed to depart, and signed with league rivals Milan on a season-long loan deal.[16][17] According to the player, he did not want to leave, but the arrival of Ronaldo forced him to be offloaded. This was done to improve the short-term quality of the team, with former defender Leonardo Bonucci also returning, who arrived in exchange for promising player Mattia Caldara[18][19][20]. In December, former Juventus goalkeeper and long-time captain Gianluigi Buffon also reflected on his time at the club by saying: “For me, it was time to call it a day with Juve and probably other players had the same feeling. The only way to convince all of them to stay was to sign Ronaldo.”[21]

Real Madrid[edit]

"Was he cocky? We all have defects, but it turns out he scored 50 goals a season. He is missing ... They have stolen 50 goals from my son."

—In an interview with El Mundo, Julen Lopetegui's father Jose Antonio outlined Ronaldo's importance to Real.[22]

AS reported that the Spanish club lost almost one million followers on Twitter in the 24 hours that followed the transfer announcement[23]. Social Blade, however, was more economical in their estimate. Real Madrid's first match of the season had their worst La Liga attendance, 46,446, since the last game before Ronaldo's arrival from Manchester United in 2009.[24][25]

Moreover, according to Ryan Plant of The Football Pink, 'many' believed that manager Julen Lopetegui wouldn't had accepted Real Madrid's job offer in the summer of 2018, had he know that Ronaldo was on his way out.[26] Thus, Lopetegui's time at the club was unsuccessful, whereby following a string of bad results and, ultimately, a 5–1 away defeat to Barcelona in El Clásico on 28 October, he was relieved of his duties[27]. He was replaced by Santiago Solari on 30 October[28].

Notes[edit]

    • "Cristiano Ronaldo: the transfer of the century, today's front pages". CalcioMercato.com. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
    • "Ronaldo's 'deal of the century': Why now?". Herald & Review. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018. Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Juventus has been called the 'deal of the century' in Italy, but why is this deal happening now?
    • Bandini, Paolo (11 July 2018). "Is Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus 'the deal of the century'?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 November 2018. Cristiano Ronaldo described it in matter-of-fact terms as 'the moment to begin a new cycle'. In Italy the headline writers went a little bigger as they hailed Juventus’s capture of the Portugal forward as 'the deal of the century'.
    • Doyle, Mark. "A shirt sold every minute and six million new followers - The mind-blowing Cristiano Ronaldo effect". Goal. Retrieved 5 November 2018. [You can see the 'Cristiano Ronaldo Effect'] when you turn on your television and are inundated with ads hailing ' Il colpo del secolo ' (The deal of the century).

References[edit]

  1. "Cristiano Ronaldo puts future in doubt: 'It's been very nice playing for Real Madrid'". ESPN.com. 26 May 2018.
  2. "Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus sign Real Madrid forward for £99.2m". BBC. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. "Cristiano Ronaldo's farewell letter". Realmadrid.com. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. Fifield, Dominic (29 October 2018). "Cristiano Ronaldo: I left Real Madrid because of president Florentino Pérez". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. "Ronaldo Economics" (PDF). KPMG. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Calvin (10 September 2018). "Ronaldo part of Juventus' Champions League objective". Black & White & Read All Over. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. Smith, Matthew (29 November 2018). "'With the current owners CR7 would have been a Milan player': Former AC Milan sporting director Massimiliano Mirabelli reveals they wanted to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid". MailOnline. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  8. Drury, Sean (20 November 2018). "Former AC Milan Chief Claims Cristiano Ronaldo Wanted to Join I Rossoneri in 2017". 90min.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  9. "Morata: Ronaldo? He left Madrid to go to another spectacular club". CalcioMercato.com. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  10. "Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Juventus!". juventus.com (Press release). 10 July 2018.
  11. "Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus: Is £99m signing a good deal for Italian champions?". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  12. "Ronaldo breaks transfer record". Football Italia. 10 July 2018.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Doyle, Mark. "A shirt sold every minute and six million new followers - The mind-blowing Cristiano Ronaldo effect". Goal. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  14. Gates, Emmet (3 September 2018). "The cultish lure of the modern day superstar". Tifo Football. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  15. "Staggering social media impact of Ronaldo Juventus transfer revealed". RT. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  16. "Official: Milan sign Higuain, Caldara". Football Italia. 2 August 2018.
  17. "comunicato 02082018 accordi con milan ita.pdf" (PDF).
  18. Kershaw, Tom (18 October 2018). "Gonzalo Higuain claims he was forced out of Juventus to make way for Cristiano Ronaldo". The Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2018. 'The decision to leave was not mine,' Higuain told Gazzetta dello Sport. 'I gave everything for Juventus, I won several titles, after which Cristiano arrived ... The club wanted to make a leap in quality and they told me that I could not stay and that they were trying to find a solution. The best solution was Milan '.
  19. Lovett, Samuel (27 July 2018). "Juventus considering the sale of Gonzalo Higuain following Cristiano Ronaldo arrival, club chief confirms". The Independent. Retrieved 5 November 2018. 'He is still an important player for us, but now we obviously have greater competition [up front], but he is a professional and we are evaluating his future together with the people who represent him,' [general manager Beppe] Marotta told Sky Sport Italia.
  20. ESPN (18 October 2018). "Cristiano Ronaldo joining Juventus saw club 'kick me out' - Gonzalo Higuain". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  21. "Buffon: 'Ronaldo convinced Juventus stars to stay'". CalcioMercato.com. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  22. Twomey, Liam (29 October 2018). "Julen Lopetegui's father blasts Real Madrid for selling Cristiano Ronaldo: 'They stole 50 goals from my son'". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  23. de la Riva, Mario (12 July 2018). "The Cristiano effect as Real Madrid lose 1M Twitter followers in 24 hours". AS.com. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  24. Joseph, Andrew (20 August 2018). "Real Madrid had its worst attendance since 2009 in Cristiano Ronaldo-less opener". For The Win (USA Today). Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  25. Burrows, Ben (20 August 2018). "First Real Madrid game without Cristiano Ronaldo sees worst attendance for nine years". The Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  26. Plant, Ryan. "18 FOR 18, PART 11: REAL MADRID STRUGGLE FOR NEW IDENTITY POST RONALDO AND ZIDANE". The Football Pink. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  27. "Official announcement". Real Madrid C.F. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  28. Calabrés, Jorge (29 October 2018). "Solari sustituye a Lopetegui como entrenador interino del Real Madrid" [Solari replaces Lopetegui as Real Madrid interim manager] (in español). El Español. Retrieved 29 October 2018.


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