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Zlatan on Cristiano: moving to Juventus "not a challenge"

The outspoken Swede suggested if the former Real Madrid forward fancied a real challenge, he should move to a second-divisoin side and make them champions.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic se pronunció sobre la invitación de Cristiano Ronaldo a Lionel Messi a salir del Barcelona para probarse en la Serie A de Italia.
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LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to move from Real Madrid to Juventus and suggested that selecting a club that has won the last seven Scudettos hardly represents a challenge.

In declarations published in Voetbal Nieuws, the former Milan, Inter and Juve forward said: “Cristiano talks about new challenges but then calls moving to a club where winning Serie A is normal a challenge. He should try to make a second division side champions and take them to the very top. Moving to Juventus is definitely not a challenge.”

Ronaldo aiming for Champions League glory with Juve

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Ronaldo moved to Juventus after nine seasons at Real Madrid where he won the Champions League four times and the Portuguese’s main goal at the Serie A club is to win the tournament again, something that has not occurred since 1995-96, when Juve beat Ajax on penalties to lift the trophy.