Portuguese player asked Cristiano Ronaldo Saudi club Al-Nassr has signed a contract with one of the stars of the English team Manchester City, during the upcoming winter transfer period.
According to the network,cbssportsEnglish: The Saudi club is targeting the signing of Croatian Mateo Kovacic at the beginning of next year 2025, for a weekly salary of more than one million pounds, which is almost 6 times what he currently receives from City.
The report indicated that Al-Nassr Saudi Club had hoped to obtain Kovacic’s services during the summer transfer window, which ended in Saudi Arabia on September 2, but it did not succeed due to the completion of the list of foreign players, after the club failed to sell its Senegalese player, Sadio Mane.
The aforementioned source confirmed that Ronaldo sees the Croatian midfielder as a strong addition to his team, and Al-Nassr is expected to submit a large offer to Manchester City when the transfer window opens at the beginning of 2025.
Kovacic (30 years old) joined City during the summer transfer period of 2023, in a deal estimated at 29.7 million euros. The player’s contract ends in 2027, and his current market value is 30 million euros, according to data from the website “Transfer Market“.
Ronaldo wants to strengthen the ranks of Al-Nassr Saudi Club
Al-Nassr had signed Cristiano Ronaldo in early 2023, after terminating his contract with his former club, Manchester United, in a deal that was the talk of the global sports world.
Despite the 39-year-old player’s brilliance at the individual level, the Al-Nassr team failed to win any local title in the 2023-24 season, and Al-Hilal achieved the treble after winning the titles Dora Roshanthe Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, and the Saudi Super Cup.
Last season, the “Madeira Rocket” topped the Saudi League’s scorers with 35 goals, 7 goals ahead of his closest pursuer, Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, of Al-Hilal Club. Ronaldo’s contract with the “Yellow of the Capital” extends until June 2025, and his current market value is 15 million euros.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s numbers with Al-Nassr
| Number of matches | 68 |
| Objectives | 62 |
| Assists | 17 |
It is noteworthy that Al-Nasr strengthened its ranks with strong deals during the 2024 summer Mercato, such as signing French defender Mohamed Simakan and Brazilian goalkeeper Pinto, and the capital club will try to support the team more during the coming period; in order to return to the podiums.
