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Report: Cristiano Ronaldo Wanted Napoli Transfer; Club Would've Faced Bankruptcy

Cristiano Ronaldo's reported preference was to join Napoli ahead of Juventus this summer, but president of the Naples giants, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has said the move would have "risked pushing the club towards bankruptcy."

Football Italia referred to Corriere dello Sport and Carlo Alvino, a reporter close to Napoli, who said the huge figures involved meant a deal could not be done. De Laurentiis later spoke to La Repubblica (h/t Football Italia) and confirmed the cost of the move made it impossible:

"Ronaldo was offered to Napoli.