Cristiano Ronaldo has presented himself to one of former club Real Madrid’s bitter competitors and has told modern-day employers Al-Nassr that he wishes to go away according to El Nacional.
Late ultimate month, the identical Catalan newspaper was the first outlet to document how the Portuguese legend is unhappy at the Saudi giants who he joined in January after his Manchester United contract was rescinded with the aid of mutual agreement. Last week, Mundo Deportivo additionally reported that he “cannot take it anymore” in the Middle East.
Despite being paid €200 million ($214.4 million) a year according to The Guardian, which has helped him pinnacle Forbes’ list of the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes in 2023, Ronaldo is having troubles adapting to the neighborhood culture and has instructed Al-Nassr’s proprietor Mohammed Bin Salman of his hopes for a swift exit.
Amid Al-Nassr being set to end runners-up in the Saudi Pro League, leaving Ronaldo trophyless for a 2nd consecutive term, El Nacional reports that the 38-year-old wishes to “return to a stressful and aggressive league in which he can show that he is nevertheless physically prepared to play in the elite” with La Liga his priority.
After originally reporting that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez had opened the door to a behind-the-scenes role at the Bernabeu, El Nacional now in addition adds that Ronaldo has “tried his luck” contacting the Spanish capital’s different large team in Atletico Madrid.
Ronaldo allegedly did this closing summer, solely to be met with protests from Atleti followers who truly blocked a possible move. They ought to now not bear the concept of a Real Madrid legend, who performed a key phase in inflicting two painful Champions League defeats on their team in 2014 and 2016, wearing their colors.
Yet as the Rojiblancos are quick of pinnacle strikers because of Matheus Cunha having departed to Wolverhampton Wanderers, and each Memphis Depay and Alvaro Mataro failing to provoke as of late, the head teach at the Metropolitano – Diego Simeone – considers Ronaldo a “great reinforcement”.
If he manages to again get out of his contract at Al-Nassr, Ronaldo would come free of charge to any practicable suitor however would of course have to take a tremendous paycut when thinking about his current, astronomical earnings.
Were he to indeed go away Al-Nassr, Ronaldo would leave at a time when generational rival Lionel Messi is heavily linked to their arch nemesis Al-Hilal.
El Chiringuito stated that Messi has generic an astronomical €350 million ($375 million) a yr provide to be part of them and snub FC Barcelona, but this has been denied via his father and agent Jorge Messi who has mentioned that nothing will be decided till the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner finishes the Ligue 1 season with Paris Saint Germain on Sunday.