Cristiano Ronaldo And De Ligt Are Untouchables In Sarri’s Post-Coronavirus Clearout

Cristiano Ronaldo And De Ligt Are Untouchables In Sarri’s Post-Coronavirus Clearout
TURIN, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 28: Cristiano Ronaldo (L) of Juventus FC celebrates his goal with his team-mate Matthijs de Ligt (R) during the Serie A match between Juventus and SPAL at Allianz Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Juventus are reportedly planning a post-coronavirus clearout but manager Maurizio Sarri is not allowed to touch Cristiano Ronaldo and Matthijs De Ligt.

The Italian division has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the league taking a financial hit as clubs are prevented from taking in ticket sales and broadcasting revenue.

Teams will have to drop some stars when the transfer window opens in a bid to recoup money lost during the global crisis.

Tuttosport is reporting that Sarri is already being forced to consider selling players and the likes of Miralem Pjanic, Daniele Rugani and Mattia De Sciglio are among those possibly at risk.

But GoalBall understand Ronaldo, De Ligt and club captain Giorgio Chiellini are safe.

To control costs, Juve announced yesterday they had reached an agreement with their players and coaches to implement a wage cut.

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And now Serie A too have followed after they confirmed all clubs have agreed to do the same, taking up to one third of a pay cut.

This article was most recently revised and updated 10 months ago

Efe Bridget is a writer at GoalBall. She is a graduate of Mass Communication with 12 years of experience working with reputable publications.