The Serie A were close to completing a deal for the four-time Ballon d'Or winner before a Chilean striker already on their books refused a trade
History for Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus could have been very different were it not for Marcelo Salas, Alessandro Moggi has revealed.
The son of former Juve general director Luciano claims that the Serie A giants were close to sealing a deal for the Portuguese superstar during his time at Sporting.
After working hard to piece together a transfer package, the Turin side were left empty-handed when Chilean forward Salas refused to trade places.