Cristiano Ronaldo's adventure in the Saudi Pro League seems far from over. In recent hours, both Al-Nassr and the player himself made public the extension of the link between them until 2027.
The Portuguese arrived in Arab football in January 2023, when he left Manchester United due to the bad relationship he had with Erik Ten Hag, technical director of the Red Devils at that time.
Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in Arabia at the age of 37, having already passed his best football years. However, despite being 40 years old now, the striker has continued to maintain his good records.
Although so far the '7' has only won one competition (the Arab Club Champions Cup) with Al-Nassr, what the attacker has been able to take advantage of are the opportunities in front of goal.
In the seasons as a player of the Arab team, 'CR7' has taken the opportunity to raise his scoring records. In 2022/23 he played 19 matches (1,701 minutes), in which he scored 14 times and assisted another 2.
Already in the 2023/24 season he converted 44 goals and assisted on 13 occasions in 45 matches (3,974'), while in the 2024/25 campaign, he scored 35 goals and provided 4 assists in 41 matches (3,547 minutes).
Did Cristiano Ronaldo almost leave Al-Nassr?
An enigmatic message from the '7' on social networks set off alarms not only in Al-Nassr fans, but throughout Arab football, as everything seemed to indicate that the player wanted to change scenery.
In this sense, the elimination from the Asian Champions League, in addition to his team's non-participation in this competition next season and not playing in the Club World Cup, indicated that the Portuguese's stage at Al-Nassr had ended. But now all the rumors are behind us. The player will be at least until he is 42 years old in the 'Knights of Najd'.
In this sense, the team's coach, Stefano Pioli, was dismissed, and Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of his social networks to thank him for his work at the Saudi club. The name that sounds for the bench of 'Al-Qari' is that of Jorge Jesús.
At the time, 'Cris' was linked to Al-Hilal, Raja Casablanca, Monterrey and even Real Madrid, as his future was in the air and according to rumors he was not entirely convinced to continue with the 'Knights of Najd'.
CR7 could have played in the Club World Cup
The coach of River Plate, Marcelo Gallardo, revealed in an interview with ESPN that he tempted the current champion of the Nations League to join the million-dollar team and thus play in the Club World Cup, but the top historical scorer of the UEFA Champions League declined the proposal.
"Not only did he feel recognized, but he evaluated it, he thought about it, but then he replied: 'I have to prepare for next season,'" Gallardo said.
It should be noted that Cristiano Ronaldo has the 2026 World Cup between his eyebrows, which will be played in North America, to which he would like to arrive at his best and continue to reap successes with the Portuguese national team, with which he has already won Euro 2016 and two League of Nations.