The disappointment of the World Cup with Portugal is now behind him, and the striker has finished training at Valdebebas.
The Al-Nassr deal is ready for Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is getting very close to signing for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, as the attacker is in Dubai and ready to fly to the country. The disappointment of the World Cup with Portugal is now behind him, and the striker has finished training at Valdebebas. In Riyadh, they are waiting for Ronaldo to sign an agreement and thus become an Al-Nassr player until June 2025. The negotiations began at the same time as his exit from Manchester United, and the FIFA World Cup provided a logical break for the talks to take place. The transfer is expected to occur in 2022, and Al Nassr recently regained the lead in the Saudi Arabian Championship under Rudi Garcia and Spaniard Alvaro Gonzalez in the team. The contract is for two and a half seasons with around 200 million euros per season between salary and advertising agreements.
European football has turned its back on Cristiano
In Saudi Arabia, the arrival of the Portuguese striker is considered a state signing. This operation would put the country on the world football map, with the aspiration to hold the 2030 World Cup on the horizon. The project they have started is ambitious and involves raising the profile in the world of sports, as they already have in football with the Spanish Super Cup, and then Formula 1, golf, and horse racing. The striker is taking advantage of Christmas to spend a few days off in Dubai. The World Cup was a tough blow for the Portuguese and hard to digest, especially with the triumph of Argentina and his great opponent Leo Messi.
However, he has never said that he thinks about leaving the national team and messages from his entourage for the 2026 World Cup as an achievable goal. European football has turned its back on Ronaldo, or at least the clubs he would like to play for. This is evidenced by his experiences at Juventus and Manchester United. Ahead of him is the challenge to bring Saudi Arabia to the forefront of world football.