Ronaldo aiming for Champions League success with Juventus
Published on: Wednesday, July 18, 2018
TURIN (Italy): Cristiano Ronaldo said Monday that he's "different" from other players of his age who move to China or Qatar for mega-money deals, during an official unveiling as a Juventus player in which he said he wanted to help bring Champions League success to his new club.With the World Cup over, the superstar attacker's 100 million-euro ($117 million) move from European champions Real Madrid has put all eyes on the Italian champions and Serie A, and Ronaldo said that he wasn't "here on holiday"."I'm different from other players who think their careers are over when they're my age," said the 33-year-old Portugal captain.
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"I want to show that I'm not like the others, I'm different."Players of my age go to China or Qatar so coming to such an important club at this stage in my career makes me very happy."The five-time Ballon d'Or winner was his usual confident self at a press conference held largely in Portuguese at Juve's state-of-the-art Allianz Stadium that was attended by media from all over the globe, saying that he had "nothing to prove to anyone"."The numbers are there, everyone knows what I've done for football, but I'm ambitious and I like challenges," he said.
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"I didn't want to stay in my comfort zone after what I did for Manchester and Real Madrid. I want to leave my mark on Juve."
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Italian champions Juventus signed the superstar attacker, who put pen to paper on a four-year deal worth a reported 30 million euros a season, in the hope that he will push them to a coveted Champions League title, the continent's holy grail.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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