On the eve of Juventus's season opener, manager Massimiliano Allegri insisted that star forward Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at the club this summer despite rumors linking him with a summer transfer.
"He's told me that he's staying at Juventus, so we can close this issue," Allegri said in his pre-match press conference on Saturday. "... Ronaldo has always trained well and has always been available. I've read the rumors in the newspapers but he has never expressed his desire to leave Juventus."
On Tuesday, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, with whom Ronaldo won two straight Ballon d'Or awards at Real in 2014 and 2015, shut down reports in Spain claiming the Spanish giants were set to make a surprise return move for Ronaldo.