Maurizio Sarri has admitted he found it difficult to manage Cristiano Ronaldo during his tenure at Juventus, and hinted that if he were the club, he would sell the 36-year-old.
The 62-year-old spent one season with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner at Juve before being replaced by Andrea Pirlo, who was in turn replaced by Massimiliano Allegri in May this year.
Sarri recently decided to reveal some aspects of his working life with Ronaldo in Turin during an interview, revealing that it was not easy to work with the Portugal star.
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"Managing Ronaldo is not simple, from all points of view," he said, according to Sportitalia.
"He's a multinational company, he has personal interests that must coincide with football. His interests go beyond normalcy, beyond the team or club. I'm a coach, not a manager.
"He represents something that goes beyond the club, with more than 200 million followers on social media, but this is a problem in our society.
"Unfortunately, there is too much talk about players and little about teams. Ronaldo, however, brings the numbers at the end of the year."
The newly appointed Lazio manager was also asked if he thinks his former club should sell the Portuguese forward if money becomes an issue.
"It depends on the needs of the club," he responded. "If they have to save on the salary, then they have to make a choice.
"In my opinion, it is better to give up one player than five or six with the same savings."
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