Ronaldo makes an unexpected intervention for a fellow player’s transfer. As most people are aware, Ronaldo joined Al Nassr recently after the contract he had with Manchester United terminated. Also, his move to this Saudi Arabia club has had implications for other star players of the club.
For instance, when he arrived at the Saudi club a foreign player had to be released. However, Ronaldo has been trying to convince Aboubakar to stay back. For Ronaldo, the contract started at the beginning of 2023. This is a contract that spans 172 million pounds a year. His arrival at Riyadh brought on implications for other foreign footballers on the team. That is because, as per their legal terms, there can be only eight foreign players on the books. Continue reading
As well as struggling for United, one of the Portugal’s biggest publications, A Bola, criticised the forward’s involvement for the national team by running the headline: ‘menos Ronaldo, mais Portugal’, which translates into ‘less Ronaldo, more Portugal’. That criticism led to an impassioned defence from his sister, Katia Aveiro, who threw her support behind Ronaldo with a lengthy post on Instagram where she said ‘Portugal spit on the plate they eat from’. 
Sky Sports News reported that the Red Devils admire Osimhen and the Nigerian is on the list of potential replacements for Ronaldo. However, it is believed that Napoli will not be selling the 23-year-old on a cheap, they are looking for a three digit offer. Reports suggested that the Naples club are looking for €120 million for Osimhen, and if Ronaldo joins Napoli on loan, they would like United to pay 80% of the Portuguese’s mammoth salary. 
