Has Serie A interest been revived since Cristiano Ronaldo signed from Juventus in 2018? This is what the principal concerned believes.
After the defeat of Al-Nassr against Celta Vigo, in a friendly match, Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he did not intend to return to evolve in a European championship. The Portuguese international was even particularly critical of football on the Old Continent.
The five-time Ballon d’Or even believes he reignited interest in the Italian league when he signed for Juventus Turin in 2018. “I knew it was going to happen because if you look at the Italian league, it was dead when I went there and then it got a facelift. Where Cristiano goes there is more interest, I knew it was going to be like that. I’m sure even more stars will come here next year,” the Funchal native told reporter Fabrizio Romano.
“When I joined Juventus, Serie A was dead and after my signing… it was revived. Wherever Cristiano goes, there is greater interest in him.”
— Cristiano Ronaldo 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/n9S3PIcihv
– News – Serie A (@ActualiteSerieA) July 17, 2023
During his time with the Old Lady, between 2018 and 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 101 goals in 134 games played, in all competitions. Seven days after signing for Juve, the club had registered an additional 3.4 million followers. In 2019, it allowed them to sell 520,000 jerseys in the first 24 hours of a new tunic’s release.
