At 51 years old, Vítor Borba Ferreira Gomes, Rivaldo, continues to be an authoritative voice in the world of football. The former FC Barcelona player, world champion with Brazil in 2002, spoke about Cristiano Ronaldo’s current situation at Al Nassr, assuring that the ‘fashion’ of playing in exotic leagues for super contracts ends up being a mistake for many playerssince not everything is as easy as it is thought in oriental countries.
“I understand that sometimes players are fooled by the big contract they sign in Saudi Arabia, but then life there is more closed and football is not always as easy as expected. So, It may be that (Cristiano) is going through a phase of some disappointment and even reflection. if the money he is receiving makes up for the not so happy life he is living at the moment”commented the ex ‘crack’ culé.
Rivaldo’s advice to ‘CR7’
In this sense, the former Brazilian international recommended the 38-year-old forward to find a better alternative to complete his successful career. “It would be good for him and for football to see Cristiano Ronaldo return to Real Madrid to finish his career. Of course, the fans have to understand that they cannot demand the same from him as when he was 25 or 26 years old.but he can still help the club in more conquests”, said the paulista.
Rivaldo played 235 games with Barça, adding 130 goals and 44 assists, in addition to two Leagues (1997/98 and 1998/99) and one Copa del Rey (1998).. After spending time in Catalonia, he played with AC Milan, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Bunyodkor (Uzbekistan) and Kabuscorp (Angola), before ending his career at Sao Caetano in 2013, ten years after the goodbye of he to Barcelona. The Catalans signed him in 1997 from Deportivo La Coruña in exchange for 23.5 million euros (4,000 million pesetas).
Rivaldo also spoke about Leo Messi
On the other hand, the Brazilian also referred to Leo Messi’s problems with Paris Saint-Germain, expressing his surprise at the way the 35-year-old has handled the case. For Rivaldo, the man from Rosario could experience a situation similar to that of Cristiano in Al Nassr in the near future, since it is inevitable that he will receive similar offers from Arab clubs.
“It made me a little sad to see Lionel Messi take this kind of attitude, disrespectful towards his current club, something that is unusual in his career which has always been marked by a clean sheet in terms of discipline. He certainly could have done it differently. He had alternatives -talk to the club, wait for the Saudi leaders to come to Paris or even wait for the end of the season- to reach an understanding with PSG without causing this internal problem,” explained the former Barça player.
2023-05-06 16:17:53
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