At almost 40 years of age, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to be one of the most important figures in football worldwide and even more so in Saudi Arabia where he lives in the ranks of Al Nassr of the Saudi Pro League. ‘CR7’ as the forward is known, has accumulated a total of 64 goals and has distributed 15 assists in 70 games played so far, and his arrival in Arab football has resulted in the arrival of great stars of international football, who They were tempted by the salaries and the massive move of notable figures.
But despite all the support, Al Nassr has found it difficult to win championships, so far they have only been able to win 1 since the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Arab Club Championship.
Consequently, the Portuguese forward apparently asked the Al Nassr board to be able to reinforce the squad in the best way in a new show of commitment to the club and the league despite the fact that he has one year left on his contract. Ronaldo would have requested to sign star goalkeeper Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez, who is currently playing for Aston Villa in the English Premier League, given the imminent departure of Colombian David Ospina.
Martínez has a current contract at Aston Villa until the 2027 season and has just been a vitally important piece in the team’s qualification for the Champions League in the 2025 season, which makes the Argentine’s arrival in Saudi football look very complicated.
According to what was reported by journalist Hernán Castillo on the social network important. One of them is Emiliano Dibu Martínez and the surveys have already begun with the people who manage it. Be? We will see”.
Cristiano also wants to add former Real Madrid teammates
Although Cristiano Ronaldo is focused on playing Euro 2024 with the Portuguese National Team starting next Friday, the Portuguese star would also have in mind putting together a good group with Al Nassr for what will be the next season of the Saudi Pro League.
With the arrival of the Spanish Fernando Hierro, who recently assumed the role of sports director of the Arab team, reports also emerged of an alleged request that CR7 would have made for the next campaign with the objective of winning titles and ending the dominance of the Al Hilal. Cristiano Ronaldo’s team is coming off a season that ended empty-handed, losing the local championship to a dominant Al Hilal that did not miss its greatest figure, Neymar. More recently they also defeated them in the King’s Cup final, a setback that left CR7 shaken.
That is why there is talk that the Portuguese star would have requested to put together a competitive team with the presence of several of his former teammates during his successful time at Real Madrid. The presence of Hierro, who is another legend of the merengue team, could facilitate some additions.
According to the Arab press, one of those who arouses interest in Al Nassr is the Brazilian Casemiro. It is not the first time that there has been talk of the possibility of him arriving in football in Saudi Arabia but now that he will not continue with Manchester United everything seems to be aligned for his arrival to take place. The other mentioned is none other than the current captain of Real Madrid who has just won the Champions League. This is Nacho Fernández, of whom there is also talk that he could continue for one more season with the white team, although at the moment nothing has been confirmed.
Finally, mention is made of a great friend of CR7, who this season ended his contract with Porto. This is Pepe, who will also be with Cristiano Ronaldo at Euro 2024 with the Portuguese team. Despite his age, the defender has remained in good shape and with good performances.
