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Source: AFP
Saudi officials are successful "difficult" talks to support Cristiano Ronaldo successful the country, a root with cognition of the negotiations told AFP connected Thursday, aft the prima footballer suggested helium was leaving Al Nassr.
The Portuguese superstar, whose accomplishment successful 2023 heralded a unreserved of late-career players to the oil-rich country, could transfer to Al Hilal and diagnostic astatine the upcoming Club World Club, the root said.
"There is an ongoing hard dialog to person Ronaldo to enactment and play" successful the Saudi Pro League adjacent season, said the root from the Public Investment Fund (PIF), a large capitalist successful Saudi football.
"First enactment is simply a transportation to Al Hilal with an accidental to feature successful the FIFA Club World Cup oregon to Asia champion Al Ahli," the root added.
The oil-funded PIF, the sovereign wealthiness money down a fig of big-ticket Saudi investments, controls a radical of Pro League clubs including Al Nassr, Al Hilal and Al Ahli.
Ronaldo posted "This section is over" hours aft the Saudi Pro League wrapped up this week with Al Nassr finishing 3rd and trophyless erstwhile again.
A peculiar transportation model opens from June 1-10 to let the 32 teams progressive successful the recently expanded Club World Cup to motion players.
Last week, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said "there are discussions" implicit the erstwhile United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Sporting Lisbon prima playing astatine the tourney successful the United States from June 14.
Portuguese guardant Ronaldo, 40, joined Al Nassr successful aboriginal 2023 from Manchester United and his declaration expires astatine the extremity of adjacent month.
"Ronaldo's beingness is simply a cardinal origin successful processing the Saudi league successful the past 2 years and a half. He opens the doorway for elite and young players to travel to Saudi Arabia," the PIF root said.
'Ronaldo mightiness play'
Ronaldo's announcement comes conscionable months aft Brazilian prima Neymar ended his injury-plagued 18-month enactment successful January, aft playing conscionable 7 times for Al Hilal -- connected a reported wage of astir $104 cardinal a year.
Although Ronaldo was the Pro League's apical scorer with 25 goals, helium has been incapable to triumph a Saudi oregon continental trophy with Al Nassr, who mislaid successful the Asian Champions League semi-finals past month.
Last year, the five-time Ballon d'Or victor said helium could extremity his vocation with Al Nassr, the Riyadh squad favoured by a fig of Saudi royals.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo's large rival Lionel Messi volition play astatine the Club World Cup with Inter Miami.
During a caller interrogation with YouTuber and streamer IShowSpeed, Infantino said: "And Ronaldo mightiness play for 1 of the teams arsenic good astatine the Club World Cup.
"There are discussions with immoderate clubs, truthful if immoderate nine is watching and is funny successful hiring Ronaldo for the Club World Cup... who knows, who knows."
Saudi Arabia has shaken up shot by spending heavy connected stars from Europe, starting with Ronaldo's move, and the godforsaken federation volition big the World Cup successful 2034.
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Source: AFP
