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Is Ronaldo being silenced a sign of deeper issues at Al Nassr? What's really going on?

What is happening at Al Nassr? Once dubbed as the club to provide a bridge for world-class players to come to the Middle East, now, became a circus. With board members leaving the club, some of Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammates look to leave. Therefore, reports emerged about the club asking Ronaldo to stay quiet about internal matters. The Portuguese player is fuming right now!

Earlier, board member Qafari Al-Qafari offered his resignation following his president, Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al-Muhaidib, who left the club. The president met with the higher-ups to get new players and help with the funding. In bizarre circumstances, the club rejected the offer. And now Ronaldo is made to keep tight-lipped about the club’s affairs.

According to reports from Saleh, Cristiano Ronaldo was and still is very angry about the situation of Al Nassr, and many times he wanted to appear and talk about the situation in the club and the deals but the management asked him to stop talking.” Something’s brewing at the club!

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The reports expect the board members to dissolve in the coming days. It does not bode well for Cristiano Ronaldo who hoped to win the league with Al Nassr this season. He has won leagues in all the countries he played for, but the Saudi Pro League looks demanding. The Saudi Super Cup final was another chance for the Portuguese international to win a trophy.

Yet, those plans derailed as Al Hilal defeated the Knights of Najd by four goals to one. Hence, Ronaldo is disgruntled with the situation at the club.

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Is Ronaldo being silenced a sign of deeper issues at Al Nassr? What's really going on?

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With all the questions looming about the Middle East club, one must go back in time when Ronaldo arrived at Al Nassr. As the reports suggest, the board members told him not to speak about the club and it brings a fresh memory to our minds. Do you remember the saga at Manchester United?

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The star attacker fell out with the club and received the axe from the starting line-up. Erik Ten Hag wanted to go on a different path and refrained from putting Ronaldo in the starting line-up. After all the commotion, Ronaldo chose to grant an interview to British broadcaster Piers Morgan, discussing the club’s reputation and financial situation.

He exposed the club’s training facilities, the stadium, the attitude of the players, and a whole lot more in a complete open interview. This was when he was still in contract with the club. Hence, the situation went haywire as the club terminated his contract with mutual consent.

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It became big news and exposed the American owners, Glazers, who ran the club in debt. Soon, an ownership change appeared, and the club looks to be back in rebuilding mode from scratch.

For now, Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr will face Al Raed in the season opener. Now the big question arises- should he leave the club?