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'Ronaldo has exceeded Juventus' expectations' - Nedved in awe of a man 'much more than a player'

Cristiano Ronaldo has exceeded expectations at Juventus, admits Pavel Nedved, with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner considered to be “much more than a player”.

The Portuguese superstar completed a €100 million (£88m/$113m) move to Turin during the summer of 2018.

After nine trophy-laden and record-breaking years at Real Madrid, Ronaldo was eager to make a fresh start and made Italy his preferred destination.

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Juve are delighted to have him, with the 34-year-old showing no sign of slowing down having passed the 20-goal mark once again and quickly secured a standing as a talismanic presence in new surroundings.