Former Juventus midfielder Massimo Mauro has said that the time has come for the club and Cristiano Ronaldo to part ways.
According to him, the Bianconeri need to allow “individualist” Ronaldo to leave this summer.
He claims the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star does not help his teammates and “has never been a leader and never will be.”
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner joined Juventus in 2018 after a record-breaking spell at Real Madrid in order to take on a new challenge in Italy.
Ronaldo who has won two Serie A titles at the club was specifically brought in to help the Turin-based club win the Champions League.
Ronaldo approaches the final 12 months of his contract and has started to cut a frustrated figure in Andrea Pirlo’s squad.
And Mauro told Gazzetta dello Sport: “Ronaldo has never been a leader where he has played and he never will be.
“He is like a company and his turnover is more important to him than the success of the team.
“Cristiano doesn’t drag his team-mates along with him, he always wants them to give him the ball to score goals. He is a great individualist, he is not a team player.
“From the point of view of results, Juventus with him did not do better than in the past, they even did worse in the Champions League. That is why the best thing for both of them is that their paths separate.”