According to reports from Gazzetta dello Sport, a 2024 arbitration ruling on the salary dispute between Ronaldo and Juventus determined that the Portuguese player is entitled to unpaid wages of 9.8 million euros, roughly half of the amount he claimed. This ruling was confirmed by Turin's court in January. Juventus has now appealed to the Supreme Court.

The legal dispute between Juventus and Ronaldo has remained unresolved since the Portuguese player left Turin for Manchester United in 2021. The controversy stems from a controversial wage deferral scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two previous rulings have favored Ronaldo: an arbitration panel in April 2024 determined that the player was owed 9.8 million euros plus interest and inflation adjustments, approximately half of the 19.6 million euros he claimed. This decision was subsequently confirmed by Turin's labor court judge Gian Luca Robaldo. Juventus has now announced an appeal to the Supreme Court and is awaiting a hearing date.

Juventus and the Complete Story of the Ronaldo Document

As mentioned, the dispute stems from the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, Juventus reached an agreement with its players involving a temporary salary reduction to help the club weather the pandemic. In 2021, Juventus management and the former Real Madrid player reached a settlement documented in what became known as the "Ronaldo Document." This document later emerged during a Turin prosecutor investigation into Juventus executives, which led to the resignation of chairman Andrea Agnelli and the former board of directors. According to the document, the club was supposed to pay 19.5 million euros later, representing the remaining unpaid wages before taxes. However, this amount was never recorded in the club's books. Intercepted communications related to the Prisma investigation also revealed statements made by Cesare Gabasio, Juventus's legal department head at the time, during a conversation with then-sporting director Federico Cherubini: "In theory, this written agreement should not exist." Importantly, the money was never paid because the Portuguese player was sold back to Manchester United that summer.

Ronaldo's Legal Dispute with Juventus

On March 23, 2022, the document was discovered during a search at the office of lawyer Federico Restano in Turin. In September 2023, Ronaldo filed a claim against Juventus, but since the document was not signed by him, both parties agreed to settle the matter through arbitration. Several months later, on April 17, 2024, an arbitration panel composed of Gianroberto Villa, Leonardo Cantamesa, and Roberto Sacchi determined that the Portuguese player should be compensated half of the claimed amount: 9.8 million euros instead of 19.6 million euros. The arbitration panel also rejected claims that Juventus intended to defraud the player and emphasized that the player never demanded this money when leaving Italy. Juventus subsequently appealed, but Turin's court rejected Juventus's claims in January. In its financial report for the 2025-26 season, Juventus stated: "This ruling was limited to reviewing formal defects in the arbitration award raised in the appeal documents and does not constitute a decision on the merits of the case. Therefore, the ruling does not alter the conclusions reached by the arbitration award. Nevertheless, the economic and financial impact of the arbitration award has been reflected in the company's books since the 2023-24 financial year and is therefore not expected to have any negative impact on the current or future financial statements. Against this ruling, Juventus has appealed to the Supreme Court, formally filed on March 27, 2026, and is currently awaiting a hearing date."

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