Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid for Juventus back in July and has since driven his new club to the top of the Serie A table.
The Portugal international’s move to Turin in the summer raised eyebrows with many shocked by his decision to turn his back on the Bernabeu.
Ronaldo has justified that decision, however, scoring 11 Serie A goals for Juventus to propel them to the summit and boost their chances of more Scudetto success.
In the summer, when links with a move away from Real Madrid first arose, many thought the transfer to be impossible.
He was, after all, Los Blancos’ main man.
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And Ronaldo had just fired Real Madrid to a third Champions League triumph in as many years.
Ultimately, however, Juventus were able to get a deal done for £105million.
And Paratici has now explained that the transfer first arose when they were negotiating the signing of Joao Cancelo from Inter Milan.
“When we met with Mendes to discuss Cancelo, that is where the whole thing began,” Paratici told Sky Sport Italia.
“Jorge Mendes [Ronaldo’s agent] said to me: ‘You won’t believe this, but Cristiano wants to come to Juve.’
“I replied that I believed it, but it seemed difficult to make everything come together and work.”
Paratici also admitted he never thought Ronaldo would actually come.
“The greatest players help kids to dream,” he added.
“My son wanted Cristiano Ronaldo’s jersey, so when I went to see a Portugal game, I bought it and he wore it all the time.
“Every year he’d ask me: ‘Daddy, why don’t we buy Cristiano Ronaldo?’ Because it’s impossible.
“Then when it happened, he said: ‘Daddy, you told me it was impossible!’ I had no answer.”
Ronaldo and Juventus are next in action against Atalanta on Wednesday (2pm).