December 23-Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to join Saudi professional league club Riyadh as a free agent after failing to get a viable offer from any team in the leading European league, according to the latest report by journalist Duncan Castles, who has a close relationship with the famous Portuguese agent Mendes.
The 37-year-old has also received an offer to move to the Qatar Star League, but Qatar’s offer is thought to be lower than that of their Gulf neighbours and rivals.
Last month, when the club and the players agreed to terminate their contract without any compensation, Ronaldo finally got his wish and left Manchester United for free. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, after criticizing the club and manager Eric Tenhag in a television interview, calculated that he would gain more attention through his status as a free agent and on the stage of the Qatar World Cup. as a result, he can get an offer from the Champions League club, and he can continue his Champions League scoring record.
The World Cup is over and Cristiano Ronaldo’s image has been tarnished by being excluded from the starting line-up twice before Portugal was eliminated in the 1/4 final, so he has not received any desired offer.
After failing to persuade Cristiano Ronaldo to accept a two-year contract of 300m euros (263 million pounds) this summer, Riyadh triumphantly believes they have now agreed on the revised agreement and hopes to sign it before the New year.
The new Chelsea owners were prepared to pay a transfer fee for Cristiano Ronaldo after he asked to leave Old Trafford in the summer, but they stopped the deal on the advice of then manager Thomas Tuchl. Other Champions League clubs under consideration include Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Napoli. But everyone pulled out of the negotiations because Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in conflicts with the club and the national team.
(All stepped away from negotiations as Ronaldo became embroiled in conflicts with both his club and the national team.)
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