Juventus remain under serious investigation after prosecutors believe they have found evidence of account falsification and secret payments.
One player they secretly agreed to pay outstanding wages to is Cristiano Ronaldo and a recently leaked email appears to confirm that Juve have agreed to pay him around €20m under the table.
The attacker was at the club between 2018 and 2021 as the Bianconeri wanted his star power to help them win another Champions League.
However, that never happened and when covid-19 hit in 2020 they struggled to pay his salary, prompting them to announce that he and other players have agreed to forfeit four months’ pay.
But they were paid three months out of their budget. Juve deny all wrongdoing, but a new email leak could mean otherwise.
According to Football Italia, Vincenzo Ampolo, one of the Bianconeri managers, sent the email that says:
“AA [Andrea Agnelli] is asking for information about the situation of CR7. The [Agnelli] He points out that he left without worrying about specifying his position in the salary maneuver.
“He suggests not chasing him but waiting for him to raise the issue if he is interested. CF [Federico Cherubini] reports that no one has requested CR7 on this issue.
“The pending fee is 19 million euros. The documents signed by the players last season state that if a player is not registered with J [Juventus] on September 5, 2021, the amount owed to the player is paid as an incentive for his departure.
Juve FC says
These details might make it seem like we certainly did wrong, but the court must decide that, and if it doesn’t, we’ll be acquitted of all wrongdoing.
It’s embarrassing to have private conversations leaked like it’s happening now, but fans should be patient until the court decides.
