Cristiano Ronaldo revolutionized the world football scene this Monday after publishing an enigmatic message on his social networks: “This chapter is over. History? It is still written. Thank you all”. An epitaph of its stage in Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia team with which it has filled its economic expectations, but not titles. The best reflection, a 3-2 farewell against Al-Fath in another season without titles.
Can 'CR7' continue on the world's first line?
The Portuguese striker is 40 years old, but still maintains his scorer smell, as he has proven to be the top scorer of the Saudi Pro League in the two complete seasons he has played there. In the 2023/2024 season he scored 35 goals and in which he has just closed, with Al-Nassr third, he has seen door 25 times. They are figures far away from the historical numbers of LaLiga's dichotomy that faced Messi, but still denote the scoring smell.
In fact, Roberto Martínez, Portuguese coach, has summoned him for the semifinal of the UEFA Nations League that Portugal He will play on June 4 in Munich against Germany. The best proof that still has a poster for the first row. In fact, Cristiano's goodbye – not confirmed by his club – occurs in the prelude to the Club World Cup, which opens on Saturday, June 14, in the US, and for which it would be a luxury reinforcement.
The International Tournament created by FIFA has been conceived for greater glory of the institution, with various media focuses that would increase if Cristiano already Messi again in a competition. Hence, the main threads of interest come from teams that will be in the Club World Cup, since There has been officially the exit of Al Nassr of the player, which has a contract until the end of June with the Saudi team.
Real Madrid, an exit that closed a possible return
Cristiano has not been well out of a winning project. With Al Nassr he barely won a regional tournament in his first months. From there the disappointments in front of Al Hilal, exqual from Neymar, who has dominated the championship in recent years; Al-ITIHAD from Benzema, who recovered the Saudi throne this season; and the Al-Ahliwhich has recently proclaimed champion of the Asian Champions.
Therefore, the player represented by Gestifute does not want to choose any destination. As soon as Ronaldo's enigmatic post was known that anticipates a farewell, Madrid was lit his eyes seeing a last dance for Christian dressed in white. The manifestation and desire came to such an extent that even He alluded to the shirt that Real Madrid will wear last season resembles one of those that were used at the Portuguese era in Chamartín.
For how his exit occurred and for the circumstances of the new 'era Xabi Alonso' the desire of the white mass is not, for now, more than that: a wish. Different are the founded interests, the redundancy is worth, for other interests, as is the case with BotafogoBrazilian team belonging to the American tycoon John Textor. The current champion of the Libertadores has publicly shown his interest in having Cristiano for the outcome of his career and giving him a new international stage like America.
The Club World Cup, a key factor in Cristiano's future
He Wydad Ac de Casablancawhich will be in the Club World Cup, is another of those who have asked about the availability of Portuguese. Recently, the Moroccan international Nordin Amrabat, also former Al-Nassr player, about this issue, asked the Moroccan international. “Is it true that Wydad is trying to sign Cristiano Ronaldo for the World Cup? The president – Hicham Ait Menna – is very ambitious and is still working with some very large names. It is true that Cristiano is one of them, “he replied.
In the list is Rayados de Monterreythe Mexican team in which Sergio Ramos, a good friend of Cristiano, and who will also be in the Club World Cup. On the horizon, it is also that Cristiano Ronaldo, becoming a bet country of Saudi Arabia for his 2030 Vision Al Hilal, which is in the FIFA tournament framed with Real Madrid.
It would be a reunion that would paralyze the world and fit with the country's strategic investment vision, where investment efforts are channeled for the entire league. Hence, any other Saudi team with aspirations could be a future destination for Cristiano. Finally, there is the option to close the circle with the Sporting de Lisboaits training club, and that would close more than two decades in Europe.