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Ronaldo's €112m move to Juventus a huge boost for Serie A – Matthaus

Cristiano Ronaldo joining Juventus will be a significant boost for Serie A, believes Lothar Matthaus.

The Italian champions sealed a deal worth €112 million (£100m/$128m) to bring the Portugal captain to Turin from Real Madrid, where he had won four Champions League titles in the past five years.

Juventus are already dominant in Serie A, with the club winning each of the last seven Serie A titles, but they have repeatedly fallen short in the Champions League.

And Matthaus, Germany's most-capped player, feels the arrival of 33-year-old Ronaldo could help Juve secure a first European crown since 1996.