It was in December that the transfer became official and Cristiano Ronaldo was presented as a new player for Saudi Al-Nassr.
Since then, stars such as Kalidou Koulibaly, N’Golo Kanté and Karim Benzema have taken the same step.
– My decision to come to the Saudi clubs was 100% necessary to get new top players here. It is a fact, says Cristiano Ronaldo according to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano.
The 38-year-old is firm – there will be no move to Europe.
– I am 100% sure that I will not return to any club in Europe, that door is closed. I opened the door to the Saudi league and now all the players are coming here.
– I am 38 years old, and European football has lost a lot of its quality, only the Premier League is legitimate, they are far ahead of all other leagues.
He raises his own importance further.
– When I went to Juventus Serie A was dead and after I signed it was revived. Wherever Cristiano goes, more interest is generated.
– They criticized me for coming to the Saudi league, but what happens now?
Ronaldo predicts a future where more top players join the league and Saudi football eventually moves past Turkish Süperlig and Dutch Eredivisie.
So far, there have been 17 goals and four assists in 35 appearances in the Al-Nassr shirt for the Portuguese.
2023-07-18 05:27:00
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