• Cristiano Ronaldo during Juventus' training session in Turin on Wednesday, August 11.
    Cristiano Ronaldo during Juventus' training session in Turin on Wednesday, August 11.
  • Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri with Cristiano Ronaldo during training in Turin.
    Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri with Cristiano Ronaldo during training in Turin.
  • TURIN, ITALY - AUGUST 11: Juventus player Cristiano Ronaldo during a training session at JTC on August 11, 2021 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC / Juventus FC via Getty Images)
    TURIN, ITALY - AUGUST 11: Juventus player Cristiano Ronaldo during a training session at JTC on August 11, 2021 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Badolato - Juventus FC / Juventus FC via Getty Images)
  • Paulo Dybala during Juventus' training session.
    Paulo Dybala during Juventus' training session.
  • Mattia Perin during Juventus' training.
    Mattia Perin during Juventus' training.
  • Juventus' Wojciech Szczesny during training in Turin.
    Juventus' Wojciech Szczesny during training in Turin.
  • Luca Pellegrini and Federico Bernardeschi during Juventus' training session.
    Luca Pellegrini and Federico Bernardeschi during Juventus' training session.
  • Rodrigo Bentancur during training in Turin.
    Rodrigo Bentancur during training in Turin.
  • Juventus players Luca Pellegrini and Cristiano Ronaldo during a training session.
    Juventus players Luca Pellegrini and Cristiano Ronaldo during a training session.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo and Luca Pellegrini during a training session.
    Cristiano Ronaldo and Luca Pellegrini during a training session.
  • Federico Chiesa and Dejan Kulusevski train in Turin.
    Federico Chiesa and Dejan Kulusevski train in Turin.
  • Juventus player Rodrigo Bentancur during a training session.
    Juventus player Rodrigo Bentancur during a training session.
  • Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt during a training session.
    Juventus' Matthijs de Ligt during a training session.
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    Federico Chiesa trains in Italy,

Cristiano Ronaldo trains with Juventus with spotlight on Messi's PSG move - in pictures


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Cristiano Ronaldo trained with Juventus for the new season on Wednesday with the headlines still dominated by his rival Lionel Messi's mega move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Juventus begin their Serie A campaign against Udinese on August 22. But questions have started to emerge about Ronaldo's future at the Turin club.

Ronaldo has entered the final year of his contract and has been linked with a move away, with PSG said to be one of the possible destinations before Messi's move.

However, Ronaldo's teammate Leonardo Bonucci said he is confident the Portuguese star will stay.

"I think Cristiano would have stayed even if Messi did not go to PSG," Bonucci told Gazzetta dello Sport.

"For us he is an added value, and I am sure that this year, more so than in past years, he will help us to go far with all our objectives."

Bonucci was part of Italy's victorious Euro 2020 squad and has now set his sights on reclaiming the Serie A title.

"We want to bring the Scudetto back home, there is no point in hiding that. When you play for Juventus, that has to be the objective for the season, just like having a great Champions League campaign and fighting on all fronts," said the 34-year-old.

"Personally, though, my goal is to continue my form from the Euros, where I played a major role, and do that again with Juventus."

Juve had a shocker before the start of the league as they were thrashed 3-0 by Messi-less Barcelona 3-0 on Sunday. Barca swept aside Juventus to win the Joan Gamper Trophy at the Johan Cruyff Stadium, despite missing some of their star players.


Updated: August 12, 2021, 2:48 AM