Cristiano Ronaldo is wanted by Al Nassr’s fierce rivals Al-Hilal, and the Portugal star is closer to a move to Saudi Arabia after his departure from Manchester United.
The legendary goalscorer left the Red Devils by mutual consent last week after an explosive unscheduled interview with Piers Morgan made his position at the club untenable.
Since then, Jorge Mendes has been looking for a new club for his main client and, as The Peoples Person reported, the player has been offered an incredible sum to join Al Nassr.
But that is unlikely to be Ronaldo’s only option, with Fabrizio Romano suggesting that another club wants to sign him on his YouTube channel.
“It is confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo has this great historical proposal, the biggest proposal in the history of football from Al Nassr, the Saudi club, for the star of Portugal.
“It is a proposal of 200 million euros per season until June 2025.”
This deal has yet to be agreed, and Romano says Ronaldo’s lawyers are looking at the contracts on stage to assess the offer in more detail.
The mammoth offer includes salary and commercial deals, meaning there is work to be done to break down the true value of the former United striker’s contract.
“There is another club that wants Cristiano Ronaldo and this club is Al Hilal.
“Cristiano Ronaldo was approached by people from the club willing to make him another important and crazy proposal.
“There is a point: they tell me that Al-Hilal will not be able to sign players in January. They will only be able to sign players in the summer and that is why, as things are at the moment, it is difficult to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.
“That’s why Al Nassr is pushing more at the moment than Al-Hilal, but Al-Hilal also has an interest and would love to have Ronaldo in the summer, so let’s see what happens.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s priority remains to have a new club as soon as possible, in Europe if possible. But if there is no right possibility, Al Nassr is ahead of Al-Hilal at the moment.”
Romano continues to dismiss rumors that the likes of Newcastle United are interested in the player, saying there are no offers from European teams at the moment.
However, the journalist did leave the door open to a possible Chelsea bid in January, given his interest in Ronaldo last summer.
The Portugal captain is currently focused on the World Cup and is not expected to make a final decision until the end of the Qatar campaign.
Perhaps he hopes that a strong showing on the international stage can revive the interest of the likes of Chelsea and give him one last dance in the UEFA Champions League.
It could be the case that Ronaldo seeks a short-term deal with a European club before moving to Saudi Arabia in the summer, giving Al-Hilal a very good chance to snatch him from under their rivals’ noses.
But at this stage, there is no such offer.
