The Manchester United manager believes more attention will be on Italy this season following the arrival of a five-time Ballon d’Or winner <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jose Mourinho feels Juventus’ capture of Cristiano Ronaldo will give Serie A a lot of attention in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
The Manchester United manager knows Ronaldo, 33, well, having managed Portugal’s captain and all-time leading scorer at Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013.<\/p>\n
Serie A had arguably the most exciting title race in Europe’s top leagues last season, as Napoli challenged Juventus for long periods while the Milan clubs also had a resurgence of sorts, and Mourinho says more eyes will be on Italian football after Ronaldo’s stunning move to Turin.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“La Liga no longer has the two best players in the world,\u201d he told Tele Radio Stereo.<\/p>\n
“Now one is in Spain and the other is in Italy.<\/p>\n
“England have the Premier League, the most competitive championship, with top quality players, one of the most important leagues in the world. So now there are three dimensions.<\/p>\n
“Now everyone looks at Italy for Ronaldo, the Premier League because it\u2019s the best league and Spain for [Lionel] Messi.<\/p>\n
“Serie A has become one of the most important championships in the world. In football, everything can change.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“If it changes the perspectives of teams like Inter, AC Milan and Roma, if they don\u2019t passively accept Juve with Cristiano becoming stronger – that they will win again and again – and can also find the right motivations from this deal, it can change Serie A in terms of quality, emotions and exposure.<\/p>\n
“For this reason, I congratulate Juventus for this coup, which involves football, marketing and merchandising. It\u2019s the complete transfer.”<\/p>\n
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo was unveiled at Juventus on Monday after his\u00a0\u20ac100 million (\u00a388m\/$117m) move.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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