“Cristiano's renewal? Not on the agenda …”

Fabio Paratici has a job at Juventus. The sports director, who works hand in hand with legend Pavel Nedved, is not living an easy season seeing how the squad he is responsible for shaping has even gotten close to the goals. They added a title, the Super Cup, and they still have the Cup final against Atalanta to play in May, but in March the two great goals are unattainable. In the Champions League, Porto completed an excellent tie to knock them out in the round of 16 against all odds. In Calcio, they are on the way to losing the throne they have held for nine years. Inter, ten points behind, is on the way to ending eternity at the top of the Bianconeri.

In this complicated context and without too much liquidity to be able to face new operations, Paratici will have a summer where to choose who to stay with and who not to and see who can be incorporated to improve the level of the squad.

This is commanded in the green by Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese is the great star and, with a year to go after his contract ends, he is already worried about his possible departure. Del Piero, on Sky Sports and before the match against Porto, asked him about a possible renewal. “Fortunately, he has one year left on his contract. We have time to talk to him. It is not on the agenda … “, assured the head of the sports field postponing the matter for later.

This was also asking for a possible signing of Lionel Messi. Paratici believes he would fit in with Cristiano, but called his arrival “unlikely.” “The great players know how to play together but, now, let's say that all football has to think differently. It is an unlikely idea, “he said.