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Cristiano Ronaldo may be forced to leave Juventus due to coronavirus pandemic

At the start of the 2019/20 season, there was widespread optimism for the Serie A champions as they boasted one of the strongest squads in the club's history.

However, with the coronavirus pandemic halting football, the financial implications could force the club into selling their attacking talisman at a cut-price deal.

Scroll through the gallery to see Mourinho's Dream
Scroll through the gallery to see Mourinho's Dream XI lined-up in a 4-4-2 formation.
RB - Javier Zanetti
RB - Javier Zanetti
GK - Peter Cech
GK - Peter Cech
CB - Ricardo Carvalho
CB - Ricardo Carvalho
CB - John Terry
CB - John Terry
LB - William Gallas
LB - William Gallas
DM - Claude Makalele
DM - Claude Makalele
AM - Frank Lampard
AM - Frank Lampard
RW - Mesut Ozil
RW - Mesut Ozil
LW - Eden Hazard
LW - Eden Hazard
ST - Cristiano Ronaldo
ST - Cristiano Ronaldo
ST - Didier Drogba
ST - Didier Drogba

Despite Ronaldo already taking a €3.8m hit to his salary, Il Messagero claims Ronaldo's mammoth wages are backing them into a corner and forcing them into a sale.

As per CIES Football Observatory, transfer fees and player valuations around the world will be chopped by around 28% as a result of coronavirus.

That would mean Juventus would be the 35-year-old's market value would be near the sum of €58m only two years after his 100m switch from Real Madrid.

Despite his advancing age, the Italian champions would have no shortage of potential suitors with the publication claiming it would be a 50/50 battle between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 matches for United before he secured a then world-record £80m switch to Real Madrid in 2009.

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