Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr sporting director Marcelo Salazar referred today to the possible arrival of Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo but avoided confirming the transfer in stating that “this is a negotiation of enormous importance”.
“We will wait and see how things develop until the end of the year. As you will have understood, this is a negotiation of enormous significance, not only for the club, but for the country and for world football, and it must be carried out by the authorities superior”Salazar said in statements to the Flashscore portal.
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And he added: “He is one of the best in the history of football. For me as an athlete he has always been an example, for the will to win he demonstrates. And then, as a Portuguese citizen, I have always supported him. But in the right time the future will be revealed” .
Regarding the competitiveness of Saudi Arabia’s league, he noted: “I’ve been here for five years and all the players I spoke to were very positively surprised when they arrived, especially as they have a high level of sport. Living in Riyadh and with families was a pleasant surprise for the players, with the schools and all that we have here.”
As published by the Spanish sports sites AS and Sport a few days ago, Ronaldo’s rep has already done so “An agreement has been reached for the footballer to sign for Al Nassr until 2025.”
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Although the contract would initially be for the next two and a half seasons, it is speculated that he will eventually seal a bond for five years: the idea would be that he would be a club player until 2025 and the rest would work as a ambassador of the country’s candidacy together with Egypt and Greece for the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
The historic goalscorer has gone through clubs such as Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester Unitedand he has just played a decent World Cup with the Portuguese national team, given that he didn’t start in the most important matches and also ended up arguing with the coach Fernando Santos.
