According to a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport, the wage dispute between Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus FC saw an arbitration ruling in 2024 largely determine that the Portuguese striker was entitled to unpaid wages of 9.8 million euros, representing half of the amount he claimed. In January this year, the Turin court upheld this ruling, and Juventus FC subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court of Cassation.

The legal dispute between Juventus FC and Cristiano Ronaldo remains unresolved, stemming from when the Portuguese player left Turin to rejoin Manchester United in 2021. The disagreement arose from a "wage restructuring" that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two previous rulings favored Cristiano Ronaldo: an arbitration ruling in April 2024 largely determined that the player should receive 9.8 million euros plus interest and inflation adjustments, equivalent to roughly half of the 19.6 million euros he claimed. Turin labor judge Gian Luca Robaldo subsequently upheld this ruling. Juventus FC has now announced its appeal to the Court of Cassation, awaiting trial proceedings.

Juventus FC and the "Ronaldo Document"

As mentioned previously, this case dates back to the COVID-19 pandemic period, when Juventus FC reached an agreement with the player to voluntarily forgo a portion of his monthly salary to help the club weather the crisis. In 2021, Juventus FC executives and the former Real Madrid player formalized the agreement through a document, which became known as the "Ronaldo Document." This document later surfaced during an investigation by the Turin prosecutor's office into senior Juventus FC officials, leading to the resignation of president Andrea Agnelli and the previous board. According to the document, the club was to pay 19.5 million euros retroactively as outstanding compensation for the player's pre-tax wages. However, this amount was never recorded in the accounts. Intercepted communications related to the Prisma investigation also revealed comments from Cesare Gabasio, Juventus FC's legal director at the time, during a conversation with sports director Federico Cherubini: "In theory, this written agreement should not exist." More importantly, the money was never paid because the Portuguese player was sold back to Manchester United that summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Legal Dispute with Juventus FC

On March 23, 2022, this "document" was recovered during a search of lawyer Federico Restano's office in Turin. In September 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo sued Juventus FC, but since the document lacked his signature, both parties agreed to resolve the matter through arbitration. Several months later, on April 17, 2024, an arbitration panel comprising Gianroberto Villa, Leonardo Cantamesa, and Roberto Sacchi ruled "in substantial part" that the Portuguese player should receive compensation equal to half of the outstanding amount: 9.8 million euros instead of 19.6 million euros. The panel also rejected allegations that Juventus FC had intentionally defrauded the player, emphasizing that he had never claimed this sum when he left Italy. Juventus FC subsequently appealed, but the Turin court rejected Juventus FC's claims in January this year. In its 2025-26 financial report notes, Juventus FC stated: "This ruling is limited to a review of formal defects alleged in the arbitrator's award cited in the appeal document and does not constitute a ruling on the merits of the case. Therefore, it does not alter the conclusions drawn from the arbitrator's award. In any case, the economic and financial impact of the arbitrator's award has been reflected in the company's accounts since the 2023/2024 fiscal year, and therefore is not expected to negatively impact this period's or future reports. Juventus FC has appealed this ruling to the Court of Cassation, officially served on March 27, 2026, and is awaiting trial proceedings."

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