Cristiano Ronaldo Could Have Just Been Dragged Into The Juventus Case

Al Nassr's player, Cristiano Ronaldo, who once defended Juventus. (Photo: Twitter/@AlNassrFC)

JAKARTA - Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to face a sentence of 30 days if he is proven to have received a manipulative salary that left Juventus subject to a 15-point deduction last week.

This was conveyed by Italian journalist Paolo Ziliani as reported by SportBible. Not only the Portuguese superstar, 22 other players are also reported to be subject to sap.

If the results of the investigation prove Ronaldo and his former teammates are involved in counterfeiting financial aspects, both the club's salary and transfer activities, they will be sanctioned even if they are no longer at the Turin club.

Thus, in addition to Ronaldo, which was recently purchased by Saudi Arabian clubs Al Nassr, Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur, who currently defend Tottenham Hotspur, will also be sanctioned.

According to Ziliani, several players involved in the scandal have acknowledged the situation when they were interrogated.

"Matthijs de Ligt and Mattia De Sciglio, gave judges a copy of Whatsapp's chat where Giorgio Chiellini explained the forgery to everyone and asked not to mention it to reporters," he said.

Ronaldo was included because he previously strengthened the Old Lady from 2018 to 2020. In fact, according to previous reports, the owner of the five Ballon d'Ors could sue his former club.

The report claims Juventus currently still have a debt of nearly 20 million to the 37-year-old. It was reinforced by the documents they had signed but not sent to him.

As is known on Friday, the Italian giant was sanctioned in cases of falsification of transfer and financial bookkeeping to circumvent Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. The sanction was handed down by the Federal Court of Appeals during a trial in Rome.

Juventus were previously found innocent when the case opened in April last year. However, prosecutor Giuseppe Chine asked the Federal Court of Appeal to reopen the investigation against Juventus after finding new evidence.

Initially, prosecutor Giuseppe Chine demanded that Juventus be punished with a nine-point deduction. However, the Federal Court of Appeals imposed heavier sanctions, namely a 15-point reduction that puts Juventus in danger of not qualifying for the European Champions League next season.

The reduction in points made Juventus drop from third to 10th in the standings with a collection of 22 points. They were 15 points adrift of the four positions before the 3-3 draw against Atalanta earlier this week.