“Totally a Lie” – After Al Nassr Ban, Cristiano Ronaldo Sounds Off on $40,000,000-Rated Target

Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo‘s move to the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr in January has arguably kick-started a key change in soccer transfer markets. Now, Saudi Arabia has become a favorable destination for both soccer veterans and young star players alike. The soccer world recently saw big names like Karim Benzema take their talents to the Saudi Professional League. Per recent rumors, Ronaldo’s Al Nassr is aiming to bring in a $40 million-rated midfielder to the Riyadh-based soccer club.

Meanwhile, FIFA has imposed a ban on Al Nassr, making their pursuit to sign new players a challenging endeavor. Nonetheless, rumors of Al Nassr signing a 28-year-old Portuguese international are in full momentum. In a recent interview, CR7 addressed the rumor and perhaps gave a reality check to fans in the process.

Cristiano Ronaldo sounds off on Al Nassr’s latest target

Ahead of the season, Al Nassr is now playing club friendlies, and they are doing it in style. In the most recent matchup, Al Nassr, without Cristiano Ronaldo, outsmarted FC Farense 5-1. During the match, Ronaldo spoke to Record about his club’s future signings. The Portuguese veteran stressed that the franchise is in a move to get stronger and is apparently trying to bring in a bunch of new talents. Soon enough, the 2016 UEFA Euro winner addressed fellow Portuguese international Otavio’s potential move to Al Nassr.

Days back, Ronaldo himself had reportedly tried to lure Otavio to Al-Awwal Park. “There’s talk of Otávio, like 10 or 15 others who have been talked about, there’s no news yet,” Ronaldo told Record. Soon, CR7 dismissed the rumors that his team and Otavio has closed a deal. ”
“Totally a lie. They release the news, but there is nothing finalized. Al Nassr already had ten players who were going there and nothing was seen,” said Ronaldo. “We know we’re going to strengthen, that’s clear, but nothing concrete yet.”

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Looking at the way things have been going in Saudi, and from Ronaldo’s words, it is sure that both Al Nassr and the Saudi Pro League are becoming stronger. However, bringing in Otavio won’t be a cakewalk for the Riyadh-based club. He has a value of approximately $40 million in the transfer market, and Al Nassr’s recent ban will give them a tough time raising the sum.

FIFA’s recent ban on Al Nassr

Al Nassr recently made news after they signed the Croatian international Marcelo Brozovic this summer. However, the Arabian club has now kept its transfer activities on hold. According to a FIFA statement, Ronaldo’s team is banned from signing new players due to outstanding debts.

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Per reports, the debts are related to a 2018 move that brought Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa to Al Nassr from Leicester City. Al Nassr had to pay €460,000 to the Premier League side for signing Musa. FIFA’s statement, however, stressed that the ban will immediately be lifted upon clearing the outstanding debt. Al Nassr will indeed be impatient for transfer activities to resume, as they will get way stronger as CR7 explained.