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Juventus settle on Ronaldo's "heir."
Despite Cristiano Ronaldo's success in overcoming Juventus at the start of the season, the Italian club seems intent on finding a successor to the 33-year-old.
The newspaper "Calcio Mercato" revealed that the eye of the "old lady" watching Borussia Dortmund player young German Gidon Sancho, to be "heir" of the Portuguese star.
The signing of the 18-year-old Englishman in March would cost Juventus about 80 million euros, the club said in a statement.
The Italian champions hope Ronaldo will play the role of coach of Sancho if his bid to join the club is successful after he successfully builds his name in the Bundesliga.
Sancho has scored five goals for Dortmund in all competitions this season, and has made seven other goals for the Bundesliga leaders this season and is seen as the future of English football.
Ronaldo is on a steady pace with Juventus in the Serie A and the Champions League, but his continued years with the team seem unlikely because of his age.
Ronaldo joined Real Madrid last summer in a surprise deal that cost Juventus about 130 million euros.