Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus is not a step back, it's always ahead

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The Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo gave a press conference with juventus, a new club which has a contract for 4 years and 112 million euros

 

The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, presented on Monday as a new player of Juventus Turin, which comes from Real Madrid, has considered leaving the Madrid club to go to Juventino "is not a step back, it is always ahead."

"I would not say it's a step back, it's always ahead. (Juventus) It is a team to win, it has won the last seven Italian leagues, it has been in two Champions' finals lately. I hope to take Juventus to the highest level, "said Cristiano Ronaldo, during the press conference of his presentation.

Cristiano Ronaldo also said with some irony that the Juventus was the only offer he had received, and considered as "a special moment" the applause received by the fans when he scored the Chilean Chilean Champions League goal with Real Madrid.

Ronaldo spoke at an event organized in the Gianni and Umberto Agnelli room of the Allianz Stadium, the largest and most luxurious of the Turin arena, which was attended by his mother, his girlfriend, his son and his representative, Jorge Mendes.

The Luso signed for Juventus in exchange for 112 million euros after leaving Real Madrid and explained that he arrives in Turin wanting to prove he is a top player.

"I am very focused and motivated to be able to prove to the Italians that I am a top player. I think I do not have to prove anything to anyone because the numbers do not cheat, but I have ambition and I love the challenges, "he said.

"After making history in both Manchester and Madrid, I also want to make it here," added the Portuguese striker, who signed a four-year contract on Monday in exchange for 31 million euros net per season.

The Luso remembered the ovation that the turinese fans dedicated to him in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, when the Allianz Stadium applauded him after signing a great goal by Chilena that set the final 3-0 for Madrid.

"It was a beautiful, special, spectacular moment. To be received in that way is beautiful, it gives motivation. Thanks for the reception and I will try to give an answer in the field. Thank you very much, 'grazie mille' ", he said, concluding with a thank you in Italian.

After scoring 451 goals in 438 games for Real Madrid, Cristiano arrives in Turin with the desire to make a difference in one of the most tactical leagues in the world.

"I know it's a very tactical league, but I'd like to try new things. Nothing was ever easy in my career. I did not get anything while sitting at home. I have confidence in my football, in my teammates of Juventus. (...) I know it's a difficult challenge, but I'm ready, "he said.

One of the main requests received by Cristiano on Monday from the fans is to help Juventus to conquer a Champions League, a trophy that Ronaldo won five times in his career.

"I never thought in my career to win two or three 'Champions', and there are five of them. Honestly it is not an obsession (the European Cup), but my ambition is always to win. It was difficult to do it in Manchester, in Madrid, why not here? (I should win it), "he said.

At the end of the press conference, Cristiano taught the more than 200 journalists present shirt number 7 and took official photos with the president, Andrea Agnelli, and sports director, Fabio Paratici.