CR7 will be "eternally grateful to Real Madrid", says his agent

The agent of Cristiano Ronaldo spoke of a "new challenge" for his client "if Cristiano leaves Real Madrid", in the midst of reports that Juventus is close to To reach a

Jorge Mendes did not mention the name of Juventus when he spoke of news published by the Portuguese newspaper Record. But questioned about the champions of Italy, the super agent discussed options from his big client when he chose to change the team.

"If he leaves, it will be a new challenge for him," Mendes said. "If Cristiano leaves Real Madrid, he will be forever grateful to the club, the president, the board of directors, the medical team and all the staff, without exception, as well as all the fans around the world. "

Mendes is not a confirmation that the move is about to be made, while he and Ronaldo pushed for a new contract with Real Madrid last year and used the possibility of leaving as a form of pressure on the club. Last May, Ronaldo also spoke about Bernabéu saying: "It was very nice to play for Real Madrid."

But Mendes' commentary was the first in his agency's archives amidst reports that concern Ronaldo and Juventus in a transfer for 100 million euros.

On Thursday, Sport Mediaset reported that Ronaldo had already accepted a four-year contract and that it could be presented in Turin as early as Saturday. However, a source close to the captain of Portugal said ESPN that things were not progressing as quickly.

The source said that Juventus had made an interesting proposal to Ronaldo's representatives, but discussions are expected with Madrid before making a final decision.

Mediaset said that Juventus discussed the idea of ​​signing Ronaldo at a previous meeting between General Manager Giuseppe Marotta, the club's president, Andrea Agnelli, the sports director, Fabio Paratici, and coach Massimiliano Allegri, who ended his vacation to return to Turin to take care of the business.

Marotta and Paratici, it was said, would have taken a private plane to get to the Spanish capital The only comment from both clubs came from Marotta on Wednesday, when the Juventus official refused to confirm or deny the "I will not speak [sobre la especulación]", when Sky Sports Italia asked if Juventus fans "could dream of Ronaldo".