Cristiano Ronaldo was offered to Napoli before making a €100 million (£90m/$114m) move to Juventus, claims the Serie A club’s sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli.
Once it became apparent that the Portuguese was looking to take on a new challenge, his agent was charged with the task of finding a potential buyer.
With Jorge Mendes having previously conducted business with Napoli, they were among his first ports of call.
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Ronaldo has claimed on a number of occasions that Juve were always his preferred option when pushing for a switch away from Real Madrid.