Musalli Al Muammar, the president of Al-Nassr, has publicly denied speaking with Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The 37-year-old was dropped from Portugal’s starting line-up after falling out of favor with the manager. He was benched against Switzerland in the round of 16 and then against Morocco in the quarterfinals. The latter went on to eliminate them from the tournament.
He became a free agent after an explosive interview with Piers Morgan last month in which he blasted Erik ten Hag, former manager Ralph Rangnick, the club’s infrastructure, his critics including Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney, and other topics. controversial. The interview went viral, and as a result, his contract was terminated.
It was reported during the World Cup that Ronaldo agreed an extraordinary deal worth £173 million a year with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. which would have made him the top earner in sports by a long shot.
However, the Saudi club president has now come out and publicly denied any talks with Ronaldo. Al Muammar told the SSC Sports channel, (via Daily Mail):
“Cristiano was recently busy with the World Cup and I didn’t expect him to negotiate with anyone.”
“We won’t talk about other players, I wish Cristiano the best with any decision.”
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These updates come after Ronaldo spent two days training in Spain at Real Madrid’s Valdebebas training facility. According to the report, the president of the Spanish giants, Florentino Perez, has a very good relationship with the player and, at Ronaldo’s request, opened his training center for him, allegedly telling him that he is ‘home’.
He continues to stay in shape while looking for a new club.
