Benatia: Ronaldo asked me to talk to Allegri about the training camp

Former Morocco national team defender Medhi Benatia shared a notable anecdote about Cristiano Ronaldo's first period at Juventus. When Ronaldo arrived from Real Madrid in 2018, he had not adjusted to the training camp system common at Italian clubs.

According to Benatia, Ronaldo asked him to speak with the Italians and the head coach about it. Benatia went to Giorgio Chiellini and told him that a teammate did not like the training camp. The two of them then went to Allegri and conveyed that three or four players, especially the big names, did not want to take part in the camp if possible.

Allegri's answer was clear: those who want to go to the training camp will go, and those who do not want to will not go. Benatia recalled that he played for Juventus between 2016 and January 2019, winning two Scudetti, two Coppa Italia titles and one Supercoppa Italiana during that time. He also added that he moved from Bayern Munich to Juventus and wanted to return to Italy because he had not felt comfortable in Germany.