Cristiano Ronaldo will “without a doubt” be at Juventus next season, says the club’s sporting director Fabio Paratici, with it claimed the Portuguese wants another Ballon d’Or during his time in Italy.
Questions have been asked of the 34-year-old’s ongoing presence in Turin amid supposed strain in his relationship with Bianconeri boss Maurizio Sarri.
Ronaldo was substituted on two occasions and left out completely when nursing a knee complaint in November, while his manager has admitted that a superstar performer needs to “recover brilliance”.
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Paratici expects lofty standards to be met again in Italy, with there no reason to believe that a parting of ways will be agreed in 2020.