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Cristiano Ronaldo in El Nasser (Reuters)
It’s final and official. Cristiano Ronaldo will make his official debut in Al Nasser on January 22 against Al Atipak from eighth place in the Saudi league, in a match that will be held at 19:30 Israel time. A club official confirmed this and also the release of Vincent Abubakar, who has several offers.
An Al Nasser management source told AFP: “Al Nasser canceled Abu Bakr’s contract by mutual consent, Ronaldo was named in the squad before the match against Al Tai on Saturday, so he only has one game left to serve his suspension, against Al Shabab Riyadh (the second in the table) on January 14”.
The same factor did not refer to the 30-year-old Cameroonian striker and the possibility that he would sign with Manchester United, which CR7 left. He only claimed that the player is currently free to negotiate with whoever he wants. Meanwhile, Al Nasser announced that while coach Rudy Garcia gave his players a day off, the Portuguese held personal training sessions.
Head coach Rudi Garcia is giving the first-team players a rest
And Ronaldo is doing individual exercises pic.twitter.com/L4NKx8gHvZ– Al-Nasr Saudi Club (@AlNassrFC) January 7, 2023
Even before the game on January 22, CR7 is expected to play in a friendly match against Leo Messi and Paris Saint-Germain, which has not yet been officially confirmed, but is scheduled for January 19. Cristiano will not wear the Al Nasser uniform in this match, but will join forces with Al Hilal players and other stars from the Saudi league against the French luxury club.
As for Abubakar, United is indeed mentioned as being interested in his services and even submitted an offer to him, when in addition Rayo Vaikano from La Liga and Turkish Fenerbahce showed interest in the 30-year-old striker who scored twice and scored in the World Cup for Cameroon. El Nasser chose to “sacrifice” him and not one of the other seven foreigners mainly because his contract was supposed to end in the summer.
