Former Barcelona star Ivan Rakitić admits Cristiano Ronaldo known as him in 2019 to persuade him to affix Juventus: ‘I might have favored to play in Italy.’
Cristiano Ronaldo tried to persuade Rakitic to affix him at Juventus in 2019, the previous Croatian midfielder informed
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Rakitic reveals Cristiano Ronaldo’s name to affix Juventus
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“It’s true that in 2019 Cristiano Ronaldo known as me and mentioned: ‘Come be a part of us at Juventus’, and to be trustworthy, I might have cherished to play in Italy. It’s one of many regrets of my profession,” Rakitic mentioned.
The 37-year-old performed 310 matches with Barcelona, scoring 35 objectives, together with one in opposition to Juventus within the 2015 Champions League Closing.
Rakitic by no means received to play in Serie A as he spent most of his profession within the Spanish La Liga and Germany’s Bundesliga.
“I’ve nice admiration for Italian soccer and your life-style, and I’m additionally the No.1 fan of Gattuso, who coached me final yr at Hajduk. You will have an excellent nationwide staff coach, and he’ll take you the place you all wish to go,” he added.
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Rakitic can also be a Croatia World Cup Finalist and received the Croatian Footballer of the Yr in 2015. Why did the transfer to Juventus fail to materialise? Was the switch charge too excessive?
“Partially due to that and partially as a result of I used to be nonetheless at Barcelona,” he defined.
“I’ve been a fortunate man. I performed for Barcelona, then returned to Sevilla after which to Hajduk. It could have been fascinating, but it surely was stunning even this fashion.”
What number of objectives has Cristiano Ronaldo scored at Juventus?
Juventus Giorgio Chiellini jubilates along with his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo (L) after scoring the purpose in the course of the Italian Serie A soccer match Parma Calcio vs Juventus FC on the Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma, Italy, 24 August 2019. EPA-EFE/SERENA CAMPANINI
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Cristiano Ronaldo joined from Actual Madrid in the summertime of 2018, and Maurizio Sarri was his coach on the Allianz Stadium in 2019.
Ronaldo ultimately spent three years on the Allianz Stadium, scoring 101 objectives in 134 appearances throughout all competitions.
Ronaldo received two Serie A titles throughout his time at Juventus.