3 Reasons Why Cristiano Ronaldo Could Join Juventus

#2 Ronaldo could help Juventus through their transition phase

Gianluigi Buffon has left Juventus after 17 years

Juventus have experienced profound change over the past few years, as the long-serving veterans give way to the bright, young stars of the future. Former Arsenal stopper Wojciech Szczesny has the mighty task of replacing the evergreen Gianluigi Buffon and, at 28, he is heading into the prime years of his career.

A similar change has occurred at the right-back spot with Colombia’s Santiago Arias likely to join the Italian giants by the end of the transfer window and acts as a replacement to the long-serving Stephan Lichtsteiner.

At the age of 26, he too is approaching the best years of his career and will be key to the Juventus defence. Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli will also need replacing in the near future as Juve’s legendary backline begins to get taken apart.

The signing of Emre Can signals The Old Lady’s desire to inject some youth into the current side, with Sami Khedira, Blaise Matuidi, and Claudio Marchisio all on the wrong side of thirty. So why would Juve go for Cristiano Ronaldo, if youth is their priority?

Ronaldo’s physique and fitness mean he is likely to play at the top for a couple more years and could even represent Portugal at the next World Cup if he wanted to. The Portuguese legend has also changed his game over the last few years and now spends more time in and around the penalty area, putting less strain on his body compared to other wingers.

Former Real Madrid man Gonzalo Higuain has done wonders for both Juventus and Napoli during his time in Serie A. The Argentine even broke a record that stood for 66 years, as he registered 36 goals in his last season for Napoli; a record Ronaldo would be proud of.

However, one question mark over Higuain has been his big match pedigree and his habit of missing crucial chances. Ronaldo is the best in the business at finishing chances and could prove the difference between Juve winning a treble or The Old Lady ending the season with just the Serie A title.