Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al Nassr after terminating his contract at Manchester United as Rudi Garcia stated that he wanted PSG star Lionel Messi.
Al Nassr manager Rudi García jokingly stated at a press conference with the possibility of also bringing Leo Messi.
“First I wanted to bring Messi from Doha,” the coach joked. In the last few days, after the signing of Ronaldo, it has emerged that a billionaire Saudi club has the ambition of jousting big stars on the world scene and the last name to be related is that of Sergio Ramos.
After announcing the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo on the last day of the year, the Saudi club has convinced the Portuguese player with an astronomical contract that, according to various media outlets, reaches 200 million euros for two and a half seasons, until 2025.
But his coach has also revealed himself as an unconditional fan of Leo Messi to the point of assuring, in one, that he himself would have gone to Qatar to look for the Argentine footballer.
According to Spanish media outlet Marca the manager said, “I tried to bring Messi directly from Doha,” he replied at a press conference when he was questioned about the possibility of CR7 signing for the Saudis.
The Saudi Arabian club has now been noticed after the signing of the former Manchester United star.
This was noticed on their social media page after their followers skyrocketed few hours after the Portuguese announcement.
Football fans in Saudi Arabia has hit the store to get Cristiano Ronaldo’s jersey.
