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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – MARCH 14: Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr warms up before the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Nassr and Abha at the Mrsool Park Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Saad/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – MARCH 14: Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr warms up before the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Nassr and Abha at the Mrsool Park Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Saad/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
This year’s summer transfer window unfolded with remarkable twists and turns. The majority of Europe witnessed the departure of some of its biggest soccer stars to Saudi Arabia. As the exodus to the Middle East gathers momentum, there’s yet another intriguing story in the making. A former teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo has set his sights on a journey to the Gulf Country, with the task of assessing the hot offers coming in from Middle Eastern giants.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo continues to push his domestic side to glory, as he recently ended his free-kick drought.
A former teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo eyes Saudi Arabian transfer
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From Neymar to Karim Benzema, European stars continued to follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo to play for the Middle Eastern sides. In fact, one of CR7’s former teammates might even make a special trip to Saudi Arabia for his move. The ex-locker room buddy is none other than Douglas Costa.
As per transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Douglas Costa intends to embark on a trip to Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks to assess offers and explore potential opportunities for his next career move. Apparently, the Brazilian winger is keen to leave his current team, the LA Galaxy, and is looking to swap MLS for the Roshn Saudi League.
With the MLS season in its final stages, Costa will become a free agent and looks to this as an opportunity to find his next destination. For now, the interested teams haven’t been disclosed, but it certainly is good news for the Gulf League, which will have another star at their will to join them. Notably, Costa shared a locker room with Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus for two years. However, the player then embarked on loan spells at Bayern Munich, Gremio, and the LA Galaxy.
🚨🇸🇦 EXCL: Douglas Costa plans for Saudi Arabia trip in the next weeks in order to consider proposals and explore his next move options.
Douglas has decided to leave LA Galaxy, as reported yesterday.
Brazilian winger is currently available as free agent. pic.twitter.com/yKIMrrvCxx
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 24, 2023
Nevertheless, it remains to be seen which Saudi outfit will fancy Costa. Meanwhile, speaking of signings, Ronaldo’s Al Nassr recently made a Portuguese addition to their roster, but it wasn’t for soccer.
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Al Nassr makes a non-soccer but vital Portuguese hire
Al Nassr has recently made an intriguing addition to their roster, and it’s not related to soccer but rather basketball. They’ve secured Portuguese coach Vasco Curado as the head coach for Al Nassr’s basketball team. This expands the Portuguese contingent that includes Ronaldo, Otavio, and Luis Castro. This 45-year-old coach is embarking on a fresh international challenge.
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It’s worth noting that Curado comes with significant experience, having worked in Tunisia with teams like Stade Nabeulien, Club African, and Étoile Sportive de Radès, as well as in Egypt with Al Ahly. He has served as an assistant to renowned basketball coaches, including Mário Palma and André Martins. Here’s to hoping that this new Portuguese addition will bring positive results to Al Nassr’s basketball team.
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