'I will stay, 1,000%': Cristiano Ronaldo pledges future to Juventus after sealing Serie A title
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to remain a Juventus player following his side's 2-1 win over Fiorentina, which clinched the Serie A title on Saturday.
Ronaldo joined Juve last summer on a three-year deal, but rumors suggested the Portuguese forward was not totally happy with life in Turin, and may have entertained the idea of a move away from the famous club.
But after securing the Scudetto on Saturday to add the Serie A title to his three Premier League titles with Manchester United and two La Liga championships with Real Madrid, Ronaldo made clear that his footballing future remained in Turin.
"I'm really happy to have won the Italian title in my first season here. It has been a great season for this Juventus, we also won the Italian Supercup," he said.
"We didn't do so well in the Champions League but there is always next year.
"I will stay, 1,000 per cent."
Juve defender Leonardo Bonucci said after the match that the players had used the sting of defeat following their Champions League exit to Ajax as added motivation to ensure they secured the Serie A crown.
"I'm sorry about the Champions [League] but we transformed the disappointment into anger and energy. This Scudetto, the eighth in a row, is something unique," he said.
"We really want to celebrate, this success makes the season's sacrifice all worth it."
Head coach Massimiliano Allegri hailed his side's ability to bounce back from disappointment, saying their title win was "testimony to our great season".
"We put aside the elimination that brought us disappointment and bitterness. Fortunately, we had this match that allowed us to close the championship.
"We came from Tuesday's disappointment, then entered the field and conceded a goal.
"We have to work on dealing with the unexpected, on Tuesday we suffered four devastating counter-attacks, today we did the same after we conceded the goal."
And he said Juventus would have enjoyed an even more impressive season had it not been for a string of injuries during the campaign.
"In general, during the season, we were unable to find continuity," he said.
"There were constant new injuries and recurring fitness problems, so at times I had only 14 players to train with. Despite it all, we won by a big advantage."
