the portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo is committed to convincing his compatriot Otávio to sign for his current club, Al Saudi Nassr, and has even called the Porto midfielder to persuade him, reports the Portuguese newspaper A Bola.
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According to the medium, Cristiano called Otávio, his teammate in the Portugal team, to explain the project of the Saudi team, which would have offered the Portuguese-Brazilian player a salary of 13.5 million euros net per year, five times what he earns at Porto.
Otávio, 28, is one of the main references of the “dragons”, which he has represented since 2014 and with which he won three championships, among other titles.
Born in Brazil and a Portuguese national, he was voted the best player in the Portuguese league last season.
It is not the first time that Cristiano intercedes for his team, since local media reported that he also called the Portuguese coach Luís Castro to convince him to change his previous club, the Brazilian Botafogo, for Riyadh, which ended up happening.
He Al Nasser is currently in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve, where it will do most of the pre-season.
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This Monday they will face Alverca, from the Third Division of Portugal, but still without Cristiano, who is still on vacation, and on the 14th they will play against Farense, recently promoted to first.
Next, the Saudis will participate in the Algarve Tournament, a competition in which the former Real Madrid star should already be present and in which they will face Celta de Vigo and the Portuguese champion, Benfica, on the 17th and 20th, respectively.
2023-07-10 12:38:56
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