Saudi Arabia is like the ‘promised land’ for Cristiano Ronaldo. It’s hard to imagine one of the world’s best footballers of all time chasing the ball in the Middle East, but in Arabia they are convinced it was a very real option this summer. It is no secret that there have been contacts between the leaders of Al Hilal and Ronaldo’s management, but how far it went remains an open question.(1)🔴🔴🔴The president of Al-Hilal ‘Fahad ben Nafel’ confirms they held talks with Cristiano Ronaldo👇👇.”Yes, we negotiated with Ronaldo. The problem was not in the money or the principle, Al-Hilal is able to bring in the stars of the world,#MUFC #ManUtd pic.twitter.com/jlPiaPzPOo— MUMU Football (@MUMUfootball) September 27, 2022 On the other hand, the president of Al Hilal, Fahad ben Nafel, claims that the realization was close and that money was not a problem at all.”Yes, we negotiated with Ronaldo. The problem was not in the money or the principle. Al-Hilal is able to bring in the stars of the world, but it was in the decision of the Sports Arbitration Center that prevented us from registering the players. We did not stop negotiating with the players despite the decision to ban, but we were delaying entering the final stage of the negotiations until the ban was lifted” said Ben Nafel for the YouTube channel Tamayana.It starts as a joke, but who knows… Udinese call Cristiano to play some more Champions League footballRonaldo and Al Hilal were reportedly in talks when the transfer window ended in most of Europe and when the doors of all the big clubs on the Old Continent closed for the Portuguese. According to the information that circulated in the world of football at the time, the Arabs offered Ronaldo a two-year contract during which he would earn an unreal 242 million euros. Cristiano ended up staying at Manchester United, after trying to get a transfer to other bigger clubs in Europe, especially the ones who are playing in the Champions League. It is still unclear if he will try to do the same again when the window reopens in January 2023.##NAJAVA_MECA_6677273##
