PSG chief Leonardo has told Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo to join them in Paris.
Leonardo insists it’s time for Ronaldo make the move.
He said: “It is normal for Cristiano Ronaldo to be associated with PSG.
“We are part of that small circle of clubs that could afford it.
“Even if the situation is complicated for everyone, the market is a question of opportunity, beyond the planning. Sometimes extraordinary things happen. But it was not like that during the last transfer period.“
Alvaro Morata admits he sees himself closing out his career with Getafe.
Despite two spells with Atletico Madrid and now with Juve, Morata has other plans when he winds down his playing career.
The striker said, “Everyone has his options, at that moment the return to Turin was the best choice I could make. The national team jersey is the goal of every player and you work for this: it is difficult to watch the games on television. And one of the few things I miss is winning with Spain.
“Atletico Madrid? I am grateful to the Colchoneros and I will always be: in the league I see them better than Barcelona and Real Madrid, a Champions League final against Atletico would be nice even if it would be very difficult to score.
“I would like to retire from football with the Getafe shirt, they helped me to become the player I am today.”
Serie A giant Juventus are reportedly looking to sell superstar Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the season to avoid losing him for free in 2022.
Sport says the 35-year-old, who joined the Serie A champions from Real Madrid in 2018 for €100 million, is currently on £28million a year in Turin, five times more than his highest-paid team-mate Paulo Dybala.
Juventus are keen to get the wages off their books, with the Italian giants instead looking to sell the Portuguese star, rather than offer him an extension to his deal which currently runs until June 2022.
Problems on the pitch, too, are also being taken into the equation when it comes to selling one of the world’s biggest names.
Ronaldo scored again at the weekend during Juventus’ 1-1 draw at Lazio, his sixth of the campaign to date, but he has come in for criticism of late from boss Andrea Pirlo.
Felipe Caicedo scored a 95th-minute equaliser as Lazio denied Juventus victory in Serie A at the Stadio Olimpico.
Caicedo turned and fired past Wojciech Szczesny in the 95th minute after great wing-play from Joaquin Correa.
They remain third, three points behind AC Milan who play Verona at 19:45 GMT.
The result will be a bitter blow for coach Andrea Pirlo and his men, who were rarely troubled by Lazio. Simone Inzaghi’s team had plenty of possession but had failed to test former Arsenal keeper Szczesny up until the goal.
Juve looked far more potent each time they surged forward. Ronaldo was again their standout player in the final third. Aside from the goal, the former Real Madrid player struck the woodwork with a shot, produced a drive that missed the post by a foot and also saw his thumping free-kick punched over the bar by Pepe Reina.
The forward was substituted with 15 minutes of the match remaining after appearing to suffer a knock in a challenge.
Lazio move up to ninth in the Serie A table with 11 points.
Substitute Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on his return after two weeks out with Covid-19 as Juventus won at Serie A rookies Spezia.
The 35-year-old, who missed four games, slotted in to make it 2-1 three minutes after coming on in the second half.
Alvaro Morata gave the visitors the lead with a low angled strike before Tommaso Pobega equalised for Spezia.
The Turin club move up to second in the table with 12 points, four behind leaders AC Milan.
Ronaldo, who tested positive on 13 October, expressed his frustration on social media after failing to produce a negative result on the eve of his side’s Champions League match against Barcelona on Wednesday.
After finally being cleared to play on Friday, the former Real Madrid forward was named as a substitute by coach Andrea Pirlo, who brought him on in the 56th minute. Three minutes later, Ronaldo scored when he took the ball around goalkeeper Ivan Provedel.
His second, and Juve’s fourth, came 14 minutes from time after Federico Chiesa had been fouled in the area.
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo says he wants to use Cristiano Ronaldo on the left of a front-three upon his return as the Serie A giant crashed to another poor result with Leonardo Bonucci suffering an injury.
The Old Lady fell to a 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona at Juventus Stadium on Sunday, needing a Dejan Kulusevski equaliser to salvage a point with 13 minutes to play, while Bonucci limped from the field in the 75th minute.
After winning their opening Serie A match against Sampdoria, Juve have now drawn matches versus Roma (2-2), Crotone (1-1) and Hellas Verona, with their only win coming when Napoli defaulted after failing to show up to match.
Pirlo was asked how he plans to fit Ronaldo into the team alongside Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata, with the Juve legend revealing he wants to use the 35-year-old in the position he dominated in for many years at Real Madrid.
“We are thinking to play them as a front-three,” Pirlo told reporters post-match. “With Ronaldo in his classic centre-left position”.
Serie A giant Juventus are re-emerging as serious contenders to sign Houssem Aouar.
The Lyon playmaker is one who was a key target for top clubs in the summer transfer window.
But no serious bids materialized, and Arsenal were the ones who went closest to signing him.
Per Calciomercato, Juve will go back for Aouar in January or next summer.
The 22-year-old is someone who will go to the top of the game according to most pundits and scouts.
Arsenal may not have the funds to sign Aouar in the near future, and they will be worried if Juventus or another club nips in and does a deal before they can put together a financial package to sign him.
Cristiano Ronaldo and other top Juventus players could face legal action for re-joining their national teams despite coronavirus rules after two positive cases at the Italian champions, local health authorities in Turin said on Wednesday.
As well as the Portuguese star, several South Americans including Paulo Dybala, Juan Cuadrado, Danilo and Rodrigo Bentancur also left the Juventus team hotel without awaiting test results this week, according to Italian media reports.
“The club itself told us that some players had left the place of isolation and therefore we will notify the competent authority, that is the prosecutor, of what happened,” said Roberto Testi, a director of the health authority in the Piedmont region, quoted by the Ansa news agency.
Spanish striker Alvaro Morata is close to rejoining Serie A champions Juventus on a transfer deal from Atletico Madrid, Italian media reported on Tuesday.
Juventus shared pictures on Twitter of the 27-year-old landing in Turin late Monday for medical tests.
He is expected to sign his contract on Tuesday.
Morata was with the Bianconeri for two seasons, winning the league title and the Italian Cup in 2015 and 2016.
In his first year for Juventus he played with Andrea Pirlo.
Pirlo is now with the Bianconeri and started his coaching career on Sunday as the reigning Serie A champions beat Sampdoria 3-0 in their season opening match.
Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has passed his Italian exam in Perugia.
Suarez needs an Italian passport to join Juventus as they have already filled their quota of non-EU players after signing USA midfielder Weston McKennie from Schalke 04.
He is eligible for the passport because his wife has Italian ancestors, but first needed to pass the B1 Italian language test.
Gazzetta dello Sport reports Suarez sat and passed the test this morning in Perugia.
It took an hour, going through both oral and written exam questions, and he emerged holding a tube containing his diploma.