Juve could be forced to sell De Ligt after Ronaldo ‘asks for new deal’
Juventus could be forced to sell Matthijs De Ligt in order to keep Cristiano Ronaldo happy in Turin.
The former Real Madrid star is keen to extend his stay at the Serie A champions.
However, due to the financial repercussions of coronavirus, combined with Ronaldo’s sky-high wages, Juve could be forced to sell a big-name star.
Tuttomercatoweb state Ronaldo, 36, wants an additional year on his current contract – set to expire at the end of the 2021-22 season.
Ronaldo, 36, earns a staggering £540,000 per week – totalling £28million a year.
Juventus brought the ex-Manchester United star to Turin in the summer of 2018 from Real Madrid in a £99m deal.
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Their main objective was to continue their Serie A dominance – having now won NINE league titles in a row – while also winning their first Champions League crown in 1996.
And they were willing to spend heavily to achieve their aim.
In fact, just a year later they signed De Ligt – fresh from his heroics leading Ajax to the Champions League semi-finals – for £67.5m.
And Juve offered the Dutchman, 21, a bumper £7.2m per season pay-cheque – second in ALL of Serie A, behind only Ronaldo.