Ronaldo offered to Napoli before making €100m Juventus move

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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