Cristiano Ronaldo: Andrea Pirlo spoke about the situation of the Portuguese and surprised everyone

Cristiano Ronaldo's situation at Juventus is very special and delicate. With a current contract, the rumors that link him with the return to Real Madrid are getting stronger day after day. In this context, Andrea Pirlo, coach of the Turin club spoke at a press conference in the run-up to Sunday's Serie A match against Benevento, and surprised everyone with his words about the Portuguese striker.

"Ronaldo still has one year on his contract, so we are happy that he can continue with us", said Pirlo on the eve of tomorrow's match against Benevento, for the Serie A. After losing to Porto of Portugal in the round of 16 , the international press began speculation about the Portuguese's departure for his eventual return to Manchester United of England or Real Madrid of Spain.

After the elimination against Porto on March 9, rumors spoke of a possible return of CR7 to Real Madrid, fueled by comments from coach Zinedine Zidane, who didnit close the door to such a hypothesis. Regarding the possibility of changing Cristiano Ronaldo's role on the field, Pirlo said that "I have not thought about it yet, because we are focused on how to finish the season better". "It's indisputable", added the coach.

Cristiano Ronaldo, a grateful

Meanwhile, Ronaldo posted a message on Instagram (271 million subscribers) to thank Juventus after being named best player in Italy by the players' association on Friday.

The Portuguese star thanked all the employees "unknown to the general public who work daily to make Juventus one of the biggest clubs in the world". He also promises "to the entire black and white universe that we will continue working until the last day so that we can still, all together, have reasons to celebrate this season".