Juventus faces legal action from Cristiano Ronaldo for unpaid wages.
Ronaldo joins a long list of athletes demanding payment from the team.
TURIN, Italy: Cristiano Ronaldo, a former Juventus star, is to file a lawsuit against Juventus over unpaid salaries totaling 19.9 million euros. As the team struggles to recover from the financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, this occurrence is the most recent in a string of legal challenges affecting the Italian giants.
Juventus, like many other football clubs, experienced severe financial difficulties during the peak of the pandemic and were forced to undertake cost-cutting measures. These actions, which include withholding player wages, have given rise to a legal dispute known to be the “salary maneuvers” and were the focus of the current Prisma legal dispute.
Ronaldo, who committed to Juventus for a four-year period in 2018, departed the team in 2021 to rejoin Manchester United until eventually signing with Al-Nassr of the Saudi Pro League at the beginning of this year. He won two Serie A championships, one Copa Italia championship, as well as one Supercoppa Italiana during his stint in Turin. In his 134 games with the team throughout a three-year span, Ronaldo scored an incredible 101 goals.
Ronaldo’s legal action comes after a similar one by Juventus player Leonardo Bonucci, who additionally sued the team for payment. Under coach Massimiliano Allegri, Bonucci was charged with maltreatment and unfair expulsion from the team.
High-profile player legal problems have sparked concerns about Juventus’ management of these stars, and the club is currently confronting a risk of legal conflicts on several fronts. In order to reclaim its place at the top of Italian as well as European football, the Turin-based club is going to have to overcome these obstacles.
Juventus supporters and the wider football community will be closely following the court case’s developments in order to determine how it will ultimately affect the club’s standing and financial viability.
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