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Giuntoli reveals why Napoli didn’t sign Ronaldo

Giuntoli reveals why Napoli didn’t sign Ronaldo

Cristiano Giuntoli, sports director of Napoli, spoke to Sky Sport to confirm that the Partenopei were offered Cristiano Ronaldo last summer: "We have a great relationship with Jorge Mendes, since the renewal of Ghoulham, and we often talked to each other. However, Ronaldo was a bit too expensive for us, I was with president De Laurentiis when the proposal came in. There was silence. Then when found out the details of the operation and we realized that he was really too expensive for us”.

JUVE - "I think that Juventus is currently the strongest team in Europe and arriving before them in Serie A would be a dream. However, if I think I did it with Carpi against Lecce that year, (in 2013 when he worked with Carpi and went to Serie B winning the Playoff final), I can do it with Juve. It's very difficult, but we have to and we want to believe it".