Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to receive more mega-money offers from Saudi Arabian clubs, the country’s FA president says… after Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr made ‘obscene’ bids for the wantaway Man United star over the summer
- Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, made clear his wish to leave Man United in the summer
- There was only lukewarm interest from clubs playing in the Champions League
- Saudi Arabian clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr did make lucrative offers for him
- The country’s FA president Yasser Al-Misehal expects the interest to continue
- He would love to see Ronaldo playing football in the Saudi Pro League
Saudi Arabian clubs will not give up trying to lure Cristiano Ronaldo to their league, according to the country’s Football Association president.
The Portuguese star, 37, made no secret of his desire to leave Manchester United and join a club playing in the Champions League this season.
However, despite tentative interest from the likes of Chelsea and Napoli, the only concrete offers that came in for Ronaldo were from Saudi Pro League clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.
Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to leave Manchester United for a Champions League club
But no offers came in for the 37-year-old star from any of the leading European clubs
One such offer was described as ‘obscene’, reflecting the enormous wealth both in the country and its leading football league.
But Yasser Al-Misehal, the president of the Saudi Arabian FA, believes that efforts to bring Ronaldo to the league won’t stop there.
‘We would love to see a player like Cristiano Ronaldo playing in the Saudi League,’ he told The Athletic.
‘It would bring a huge positive feedback and it would be big news for everyone. I’m sure everyone knows the achievements and records of Cristiano Ronaldo, but also as a player who is a great role model.
‘I think, ‘Why not?’. I’m sure it would be a very expensive deal, of course, but we can see our clubs getting higher revenues in the past couple of years.
Saudi Arabian FA president Yasser Al-Misehal expects more interest from his country’s clubs
Saudi club Al-Hilal made an offer to buy Cristiano Ronaldo during the summer window
‘We have already see some big players who used to play in the Premier League come to the Saudi League.