6 reasons Juventus should sell Cristiano Ronaldo this summer

He Has Been A Distraction Since He Arrived

There is always going to be a high level of media scrutiny for a club when they add a world class player to their squad, but the distractions that followed Ronaldo to Juventus have been a whole different level than what was expected. The questions that came with his slow start to last season were to be expected even if they were unnecessary. The next wave of problems from Ronaldo was beyond anything anybody could have seen coming.

Obviously, if Ronaldo is actually guilty of what he is being accused of, this is way worse than a distraction and makes him a horrible person and a criminal. For Juventus, Ronaldo doesn’t even need to be guilty for this situation to reflect poorly on them. Even if he’s innocent, the fact that Juve would stand behind a player being accused of such an act is a horrible look and it puts their reputation at a huge risk if he’s found guilty. Even the NFL, with their history of poorly handling cases of violence against women, hasn’t had Antonio Brown out on the field every weekend as he deals with a rape allegation of his own. Antonio Brown certainly isn’t as popular globally as Ronaldo, but he is an equivalent talent and the NFL still has had no problem keeping him off the field. The fact that the same can’t be said for Juventus (or any governing football body) is somewhat of a disappointment considering that there have been some pretty damning quotes released from their settlement talks shortly after this allegedly happened. Juventus just didn’t need to be in the Ronaldo business anymore after the allegations surfaced (and should have looked to see if they were still covered under Real Madrid’s return policy at the time).

As if that weren’t enough, now Ronaldo has gone and added another distraction this season. Luckily, this one only impacts the football world, but it is still immensely frustrating for fans. I already discussed the saga of the injury he unnecessarily played through for Portugal a couple of weeks ago, but I certainly haven’t talked about it to the length it has been dissected in the media recently. Now it has people questioning his relationship with Maurizio Sarri and from y perspective, his level of dedication to the club. It seems ridiculous to me that Ronaldo would put himself in a situation like this after the team has stood behind him during his allegations. Ronaldo just isn’t a distraction that Juve needs anymore, especially as he is failing to put forth efforts that would make him worth the headache.