Giorgio Chiellini: Cristiano Ronaldo joining Juventus was 'impossible' move

ByEurosport

Updated 31/07/2018 at 15:52 GMT

Cristiano Ronaldo's £105m move from Real Madrid to Juventus seemed like an impossible dream, according to Juve defender Giorgio Chiellini.

Cristiano Ronaldo

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In an interview with ESPN before the MLS All-Star Game, the Italy defender said he was astonished Juve came up with the incentives to tempt the Portugal captain to Turin.

Ronaldo trained with his new team-mates for the first time on Tuesday after leaving Real Madrid as their all-time top scorer with 451 goals in all competitions. He won two La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies in nine years.

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"I said to my friends, 'Nah, it's impossible,'" Chiellini said when asked about Ronaldo joining Juve.

"After one day..maybe it is possible.

"With our manager, with our director.. it's a reality. Juventus is growing..year after year, and we need a champion like Cristiano.

We are excited, we are ready to work with him; all the parts of the club, the players, the marketing manager, the director, are ready to improve with Cristiano and we hope he can help us to achieve our target.

Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with the Italian champions, and said that he did not want to stay in his comfort zone after winning three straight European Cups with Madrid.

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