Cristiano Ronaldo‘s start to life at Al-Nassr hasn’t exactly gone as he would have hoped.
The 37-year-old superstar was named Man of the Match after his performance for Riyadh All-Stars against Paris Saint-Germain.
Ronaldo scored twice in a game which saw PSG secure a 5-4 win, but the goals haven’t flowed at Al-Nassr as of yet.
In his first two appearances for the Saudi Pro League side, Ronaldo has failed to score.
He was even dug out by Al-Nassr manager Rudi Garcia for missing a chance in Thursday’s 3-1 defeat to Al-Ittihad in the Super Cup semi-finals.
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Yeah, it’s been a tough start for Ronaldo, but Piers Morgan – the man who infamously helped bring an end to his Manchester United career – insists the five-time Ballon d’Or winner is loving life both on and off the pitch in Saudi Arabia.
Morgan made the claim in a recent interview with Tatler, one in which he aimed his latest bizarre dig at 2022 World Cup winner, Lionel Messi.
What did Morgan say about Ronaldo and Messi?
He said: “Thanks to the fall-out from our interview, Ronaldo signed the biggest transfer deal in football history, and is now the world’s highest-paid athlete, at the age of 37.
“He’s also doing what he’s done throughout his career, and which for me gives him the edge over Messi, and that’s challenge himself in a new country, and new league, at a time when football in the Middle East is really taking off, as we saw at the Qatar World Cup where Morocco reached the semi-finals and Saudi Arabia beat the eventual winners, Messi’s Argentina.”
Erm, okay then. Morgan does realise Messi is currently playing in France and not in Spain with Barcelona still, right?
What is more, the Saudi Pro League is rated as the 58th highest-quality league in the world, so a move to Al-Nassr can’t really be defined as a significant challenge for a player of Ronaldo’s unquestionable ilk.
On Ronaldo’s acrimonious United exit, Morgan added: “He wanted freedom from Manchester United, where he rightly felt he had been badly disrespected by both the manager and senior club executives.
“Ideally, I think he’d have preferred to play for another top club in the Champions League for a year or two, but Al Nassr made him a staggering offer, and I think the fresh challenge of raising the profile of football in a new region of the world, at the twilight of his incredible career, really appealed to him.
“He’s definitely happy. I’ve swapped a few texts with him, and he’s absolutely loving it, on and off the pitch.”
Yeah, it’s been a tough start for Ronaldo, but Piers Morgan – the man who infamously helped bring an end to his Manchester United career – insists the five-time Ballon d’Or winner is loving life both on and off the pitch in Saudi Arabia.
Morgan made the claim in a recent interview with Tatler, one in which he aimed his latest bizarre dig at 2022 World Cup winner, Lionel Messi.
What did Morgan say about Ronaldo and Messi?
He said: “Thanks to the fall-out from our interview, Ronaldo signed the biggest transfer deal in football history, and is now the world’s highest-paid athlete, at the age of 37.
“He’s also doing what he’s done throughout his career, and which for me gives him the edge over Messi, and that’s challenge himself in a new country, and new league, at a time when football in the Middle East is really taking off, as we saw at the Qatar World Cup where Morocco reached the semi-finals and Saudi Arabia beat the eventual winners, Messi’s Argentina.”
Erm, okay then. Morgan does realise Messi is currently playing in France and not in Spain with Barcelona still, right?
What is more, the Saudi Pro League is rated as the 58th highest-quality league in the world, so a move to Al-Nassr can’t really be defined as a significant challenge for a player of Ronaldo’s unquestionable ilk.
On Ronaldo’s acrimonious United exit, Morgan added: “He wanted freedom from Manchester United, where he rightly felt he had been badly disrespected by both the manager and senior club executives.
“Ideally, I think he’d have preferred to play for another top club in the Champions League for a year or two, but Al Nassr made him a staggering offer, and I think the fresh challenge of raising the profile of football in a new region of the world, at the twilight of his incredible career, really appealed to him.
“He’s definitely happy. I’ve swapped a few texts with him, and he’s absolutely loving it, on and off the pitch.”
SRC: https://www.givemesport.com/
