Cristiano Ronaldo arrives in Italy to join Juventus

IANS  |  Turin 

great arrived here ahead of his formal presentation as the latest acquisition of reigning champions Juventus.

The private plane carrying the international and his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, landed at on Sunday, Juventus said on Twitter, reports

Juve agree to pay Real Madrid a total of 112 million euros ($131.46 million) for the rights to the 33-year-old striker.

will undergo a medical on Monday at J Medical, a clinic owned by Juventus, before signing a four-year contract with the Italian club that calls for him to receive around 31 million euros a season.

Cristiano is scheduled to wrap up his first official day with the club by holding a press conference in an event at Stadium.

Last Tuesday's announcement that was headed to set off a frenzy among Juve fans to buy team shirts with his No. 7.

Massive demand for the CR7 shirts caused the club's to crash in the hours following news of the deal.

In his nine years with Real Madrid, Ronaldo became the club's all-time top scorer with 451 goals in 438 games, leading the Blancos to four titles, two crowns, and two Copas del Rey.

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First Published: Mon, July 16 2018. 13:38 IST