Juventus is under investigation for accounting violations.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian giant has promised to pay more than 210 million crowns to Cristiano Ronaldo during the Corona pandemic – at the same time as major salary cuts are being implemented.
It’s blowing Cristiano Ronaldo Former club Juventus.
The Italian major club has been investigated for accounting violations for some time now. Now Ronaldo himself is in focus as to the details behind the allegations.
Promise 210 million
And according to the Gazzetta dello Sport, the Portuguese attacking star was promised 17 million pounds, or about 210 million kroner, amid the Corona pandemic. In the investigation confidential documents confirming the settlement were leaked. Both Juventus and Ronaldo are said to have signed the papers.
The 37-year-old should have been promised money even if he decided to leave the club, and according to La Stampa, Ronaldo declined to comment on the matter.
16 club leaders are being investigated
At the same time, Juventus is said to have made significant salary cuts during the pandemic. In March 2020, Juventus reported that their players had waived four months’ wages. A case is now being investigated in Italy.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the Italian giants are suspected of account fraud between 2019 and 2021. As a result, club president Andrea Agnelli and vice president Pavel Nedved are under investigation, along with 14 other club leaders.