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

Let us remember that in September 2023, Ronaldo – who plays for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia – decided to sue Juventus for not paying his salary during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Portuguese superstar wants to receive 20 million euros, the amount the club promised him when he agreed to defer his salary during the lockdown.

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

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

This process has been going on for a long time and according to Gazetta, in the last 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 a sum of money. half of the deferred salary. . .

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

Juventus filed an appeal before Ronaldo attended the Al Nassr match against Al Riyadh in round 33 of the 2023/24 Saudi Arabia National Championship. They declared that the evidence Ronaldo provided 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 vowed to follow the case to the end to reverse the situation.

In the match between Al Nassr and Al Riyadh, the 39-year-old striker did not score or 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 fortunate to have a 2-2 final draw thanks to Meshari Al Nemer’s goal in the 90+7 minute.