Al-Nassr manager Rudi Garcia has responded to speculation that the Saudi Arabian club has made a formal offer to sign Portugal national soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo is currently a free agent without a club after he and Manchester United mutually terminated his contract. The Portuguese superstar rejoined Manchester United in the summer of 2021 on a two-year deal with an option for a further year.
But the 37-year-old’s stay at Manchester United was cut short after he effectively burned bridges with the Premier League club after sitting down for an explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
Among those criticized by Cristiano Ronaldo in the controversial interview were Erik ten Hag, Manchester United coach, and the Glazer family, owner of the club. Manchester United and Ronaldo then agreed to terminate his contract with the club by mutual consent.
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Cristiano Ronaldo transfer speculation addressed by Al-Nassr manager Rudi Garcia
Cristiano Ronaldo, whose hopes of winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup title ended after Portugal’s elimination from the competition, is currently without a club. He remains linked with a move to Al-Nassr, who reportedly claims to have made a mammoth offer.
Al-Nassr manager Rudi Garcia was asked about speculation linking the Portuguese to the Saudi Arabian club. “If you want to ask me about Cristiano Ronaldo, I’ll tell you right away,” Rudi Garcia told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“You know me, I’m not talking about this story. Let’s hope. Our championship is about to start again.”
Meanwhile, Portugal was knocked out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after losing to Morocco in the quarterfinals. Portugal had qualified for the round of 16 after finishing top of the points table in Group H. They faced Switzerland in the round of 16 and recorded a 6-1 victory over them to seal their place in the quarter finals. .
However, Morocco inflicted a shock 1-0 defeat on Portugal in the quarter-finals to knock out the EURO 2016 winners from the latest edition of FIFA’s flagship event.
Cristiano Ronaldo started the game against Morocco on the bench before Fernando Santos brought him on in the 51st minute of the game. However, CR7 couldn’t help his team to find an equalizer against Morocco.
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