Cristiano Ronaldo does not miss an opportunity to be himself. After the painful 5-0 defeat that Celta de Vigo inflicted on his team Al Nassr, in Portugal, the Portuguese star left acid statements that even splashed his eternal rival Lionel Messi.
One of the variables that the Lusitanian cleared up front was the refusal of his return to team football. In his opinion, the tournaments on the Old Continent have lost competitiveness and his age is not ideal for a return.
“I am not going back to Europe. That door is completely closed. I’m already 38 and a half years old and it’s not worth it. From my point of view, Europe has lost a lot of quality. I think that in Europe I’m sure I won’t play anymore. I want to play in Arabia”, said CR7.
Although not everything is so bad. In his opinion, “the only league in the world, for me, that is at a higher level than all of them, is the Premier League. I don’t think even the Spanish league has that much quality”.
After his departure from Manchester United, the Lusitanian star found a new shirt in Al Nassr, who agreed to pay about 220 million dollars per year.
Asked if there is an option for him to go to the United States, the striker ignored the tournament and did not hesitate to put the Asian tournament over Major League Soccer, the competition that Lionel Messi has just arrived at, at Inter Miami.
“I think the Saudi Arabian championship is much better than MLS and in time it will be very strong. In three years (Saudi Arabia) it would be the fifth best league in the world. But, if it continues like this, this year it will go to the Turkish and the Dutch”, said the Portuguese.
In addition, the player had no qualms about humility to state that his presence in this Asian tournament has been the great blow that has opened the market for world-class figures.
“Cristiano has opened Pandora’s box and now everyone is going to Arabia, coincidence or not. Where Cristiano is, there is more interest and I knew that the Arab League would be like that. Not only this season, because I’m sure that next year more people will go”, assured the Lusitanian, speaking in the third person about himself.
2023-07-19 01:46:58
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