“Pleasure to Have Worked With You” – Hours After Being Accused of Getting Al Nassr Coach Sacked, Cristiano Ronaldo Pens a Heartfelt Farewell Message for Rudi Garcia

Al Feiha held Al Nassr to a disappointing draw last matchday. It resulted in Cristiano Ronaldo storming off the field in disappointment. The draw puts Al Nassr three points behind the league leaders Al-Ittihad with seven games to go. However, the result came at the wrong time for the Al Nassr coach Rudi Garcia.

The Saudi club has sacked the coach with immediate effect. The rumors of the coach getting a sack started after a few disappointing results for the club and a reported confrontation with the dressing room. 

Cristiano Ronaldo pens message for Rudi Garcia

Al Nassr today confirmed the sacking of Rudi Garcia, who joined them last summer. Cristiano Ronaldo took to social media to pen down a heartfelt message to the outgoing coach. He wrote, “Pleasure to have worked with you. Wishing you all the best for the future.”

The sacking came on the back of a poor run of results recently and problems with the Al Nassr players, as per MARCA. Spanish publication AS has reported recently that Cristiano Ronaldo is not happy with Rudi Garcia. He was left frustrated after the draw against Al Feiha. The Portuguese is also unhappy at the way the team is playing under Rudi Garcia, the same reports claim.

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The AS further claims Ronaldo feels the team can do better and win the title. However, the approach of Garcia was not satisfactory, according to the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. It will be interesting to see how Al Nassr performs in the remaining seven games of the season. 

The sacking came ahead of the heavyweight game against Al Hilal. Al Nassr will visit Al Hilal next week on Wednesday in another crucial game in the context of the Saudi Pro League title. Al Hilal is fourth on the table and seven points behind second-placed Al Nassr. The Saudi Arabian club will start the search for a new manager, with a former Real Madrid manager in contention.

Al Nassr to offer a massive salary to Jose Mourinho

Al Nassr is linked with another Portuguese to take charge of the club after signing Cristiano Ronaldo. Saudi Arabian club is targeting Jose Mourinho, who is managing AS Roma currently. Italian outlet Corriere dello Sport via Record reported the interest in AS Roma manager from Saudi Arabia recently. 

The reports claim the offer to be around $124 million over two years. If the Special One accepts the offer, he will become the highest-paid manager in the world. He is reportedly unhappy at AS Roma and is already looking for a way out of the club. It will be interesting to see whether Mourinho accepts the offer amid interest from some European heavyweights like Chelsea and PSG. 

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Can Al Nassr overturn the three-point lead in the remaining seven games to win the league?