Al-Nassr coach Rudi Garcia hopes Cristiano Ronaldo will “rediscover the joy of playing” as he brings some stardust to the Saudi Arabian league.
The only thing I wish for Ronaldo is that he rediscover the joy of playing and smile again, because in the last few months between Manchester United, the national team and then on a personal level he hasn’t had easy moments. on the sidelines on Sunday the Dakar Rally held in the Kingdom.
“If he finds joy in playing again, that’s a goal,” added the coach, who described the 37-year-old Portuguese international as a “great athlete”.
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Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo has signed a €200m contract with the Saudi club until 2025.
The former Juventus and Real Madrid star has arrived in Saudi Arabia after his Manchester United contract was ripped up following an acrimonious divorce.
He also saw his dream of that phantom World Cup triumph end in the quarter-finals in neighboring Qatar last month.
Ronaldo’s arrival at Al-Nassr, a club founded in 1955, has reignited claims that the Saudis are once again involved in “sports laundry”, a term used to divert attention from the kingdom’s human rights record.
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