Ronaldo requests to join Barcelona

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European newspapers reported today that the Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldo, may move from the Italian Juventus team to Barcelona, Spain, during the current summer transfer period.

The reports based their expectations on the statements of the Spanish journalist Julim Balagh, who confirmed that Barcelona had received an offer from Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, to move to the Blaugrana this summer, and certainly this offer came with the approval of the Don to play alongside his rival Lionel Messi, the leader of the Blaugrana.

🗣 'Juventus wants to get rid of his wage, he's been offered everywhere including Barcelona' @GuillemBalague on the future of @Cristiano Ronaldo
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— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) August 12, 2020

The news websites “Marca” The Spanish agent Ronaldo entered into negotiations with the Paris St Germain also, and Juventus out of the final price of the Champions League against Lyon, was motivated by a desire to leave the Portuguese star.

Reports also stated that Juventus wants to get rid of the huge salary that Ronaldo gets annually, estimated at 30 million euros, as the club wants to build the team on new foundations after the former Italian star Andrea Pirlo took over the team recently.