Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini has said Cristiano Ronaldo should have left the club before the start of the season because his belated deviation to Manchester United affected the team. Ronaldo, 36, had one year left on his compress with Juve but returned to Old Trafford in August for €23 million. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)
– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Ronaldo ‘s last bet on for Juventus came in the 2-2 draw at Udinese on the unfold day of the Serie A season where his stoppage-time heading was ruled out by VAR.

“ Cristiano Ronaldo left on Aug. 28, ” Chiellini told DAZN. “ This creates a shock and I think we paid him in terms of points in the start of the season. “ It would have been better had he [ Ronaldo ] left on Aug. 1 as we would have prepared ourselves and we would have arrived ready for the originate of the campaign. ” Ronaldo won five trophies, including two Serie A titles, in his three seasons at Juventus. He besides scored 101 goals in 133 appearances. After Ronaldo ‘s departure, Juve picked up merely one point from their following three league games and are sixth in the league table, 10 points adrift of league leaders Napoli.

Giorgio Chiellini has said Cristiano Ronaldo should have left Juventus earlier. Photo by Sportinfoto/DeFodi Images via Getty Images however, Massimiliano Allegri ‘s side are top of their Champions League group and three points clear of holders Chelsea after winning all three games. “ Cristiano needed fresh stimulation and a team that played for him, ” Chiellini added. “ When he finds a team like that, he is always crucial and has always proved that even in his three years at Juve. ” Chiellini besides said that while Juventus are looking to the future, Ronaldo has joined a club that is “ more focus on the present. ” “ A rejuvenation and restart program is afoot here at Juventus, ” he said. “ It is clear that if Ronaldo had stayed it would have been an add value and we would have gladly exploited it, but it could besides have been the case that he decided to restart from a team more concentrate on the show preferably than on the future. ”

Ronaldo, who spent six years at United from 2003 to 2009 in his first spell there, has impressed since returning to Old Trafford. He has scored six goals in eight appearances in all competitions and bagged the winning finish in Wednesday ‘s 3-2 Champions League win over Atalanta to go top of Group F. The Portugal captain was named the Premier League ‘s player of the calendar month for September and is in competition for his sixth Ballon d’Or after being named among the 30 nominees for the esteemed prize .