After Cristiano Ronaldo’s bombshell transfer to Al Nassr on a mega-money contract, all eyes are educated on the fixture record to see when the Portuguese legend will make his debut.
Having left Manchester United by mutual consent in early December following an notorious TV interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo discovered himself missing any Champions League suitors – and as a substitute opted to maneuver to the cashed-up Saudi Pro League.
Ronaldo has not but been noticed in Saudi Arabia, however might characteristic for his new membership towards Al Ta’ee (Friday 6 Jan, 2am AEDT).
Having not performed since Portugal’s closing World Cup match – a 1-0 loss to Morocco within the quarterfinals on December 11 – followers could be compelled to attend till Al Nassr’s subsequent match.
That takes place towards Al Shabab on January 15 (4.30am AEDT). Al Nassr presently maintain prime spot within the Pro League, with Al Shabab in second place – making it a mouth-watering potential debut for the 37-year-old.
His new membership play in Mrsool Park, which has a capability of 25,000.
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Ronaldo has one other massive match to sit up for within the coming weeks – a Saudi Super Cup semi-final towards Al-Ittihad, the nation’s hottest membership, on January 26 (5am AEDT).
But there’s one attainable match that far outweighs any home conflict.
In January 2022, Covid-19 compelled the cancellation of an enormous pleasant match referred to as the Riyadh Season Cup.
It was set to be a pleasant between French giants Paris Saint-Germain and a mixed XI of
Al Nassr and Al Hilal gamers – which means Cristiano Ronaldo might face off towards the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe.
An worker on the Saudi Al Nassr FC store prepares a t-shirt marked Ronaldo and quantity 7, within the Saudi capital Riyadh, on December 31, 2022. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)Source: AFP
A brand new date has not but been scheduled for the match, however it’s reportedly set to happen in January 2023 – with the nineteenth (native time) the likeliest date.
PSG have a two-week hole between a match on 16 January and the thirtieth. Al-Nassr play on the fifteenth, twenty second, and twenty sixth of January, and 4th of February.
Meanwhile, followers of Al Nassr have flooded the membership retailer to buy Ronaldo jerseys forward of his arrival, and delivered a particular chant for his or her new talisman at their most up-to-date match.
In the seventh minute – reflecting Ronaldo’s iconic quantity seven shirt – followers cheered: “Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Siuuuu”
