Matthaus: "I would not say Juve are top of the elite level because of Ronaldo"

Cristiano Ronaldo has been signed by Juventus to bring the Champions League trophy to Turin, but not everyone think, that Portugues joining Italian Serie A team is making Juve the best in Europe.  The former Inter, Bayern Munich and Germany star Matthaus believes that bringing Champions League trophy to Turin will be a difficult quest. "Ronaldo is no longer in the best age for a footballer, I think he will focus on the Champions League. There he can show his best performances and did that again last year at Real Madrid. "As curious as it may sound: with Napoli and Inter they have two really strong rivals. I think the league will be more exciting after seven successive Juve titles, but they are going to be more dangerous for the top teams thanks to Ronaldo. "They can get closer to the absolute top teams and keep up, but I would not say Juve are top of the elite level because of Ronaldo,"  told Matthaus Sport Bild. . "It's a big loss for the Spanish league, but Real Madrid remain Real Madrid, even without Ronaldo." "The club has always lost big players, which is part of the history of Real. They will commit new stars. Maybe Gareth Bale is the replacement for Ronaldo, he has played very strong since Ronaldo left and finally shows his true face,"  he added.

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