The 33-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo will end a successful spell at the Santiago Bernabeu to join the Serie A side in a deal that will cost upwards of €105 million
Real Madrid have confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will leave the club to join Juventus Torino, that will see the 33-year-old Portuguese forward end a nine-year stay at the Bernabeu.
The Serie A champions swooped to sign the Portugal captain after he indicated that he was considering leaving Madrid after their Champions League final win in May.
On Tuesday, Juventus president Andrea Agnelli flew from Pisa to Greece to meet Ronaldo, who is on holiday in Kalamata, and his agent Jorge Mendes arrived from England later on to join them.
Ronaldo is said to have agreed a four-year contract that will see him pocket €30 million (£26.5m/$35m) per season.
Cristiano Ronaldo won four Champions Leagues and two La Liga titles at Real.
"The time has come to open a new stage in my life, that's why I asked the club to accept transferring me," he said.
'Ronaldo will always be one of our great symbols' - Real Madrid's reaction
Ronaldo joined Real from Manchester United for £80m in July 2009 and scored a club-record 451 goals and won the Ballon D'Or - awarded to the world's best footballer - in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
He has helped them win the Champions League in four of the past five seasons, scoring in the 2014 and 2017 finals.
"For Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo will always be one of its great symbols," said a club statement after formalization of the transfer.
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