Just one day after Lionel Messi signed a contract with Inter Miami, Cristiano Ronaldo made the claim that the Saudi Pro League is superior to the Major League Soccer (MLS).
After it was announced earlier this summer that he would be joining the Florida-based club on a contract worth £45 million per year, the Argentine was presented with his new club shirt during the unveiling event on Sunday. The ceremony came after it was rumored earlier this summer that he would be joining the club.
After leaving Manchester United for a transfer fee of 175 million pounds sterling per year the previous campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the first prominent talents to arrive in Saudi Arabia. He signed with Al-Nassr.
It has been reported that Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, and even Steven Gerrard had followed him to the country in the Middle East.
Ronaldo has recently declared that he will remain in Saudi Arabia for the upcoming season, despite the fact that he has been connected to a return to Europe and his previous club Real Madrid. However, Ronaldo has stated that he will remain in Saudi Arabia for the upcoming season.
A day after Lionel Messi made his first appearance with Inter Miami, Cristiano Ronaldo said that the Saudi Pro League is better than the Major League Soccer (MLS).
In addition, the forward who had played for Manchester United stated that “European football had lost a great deal of quality.”
On Monday, following a preseason friendly loss to Celta Vigo by a score of 5-0, Ronaldo delivered an honest appraisal of his future. He stated that he would not be relocating to the United States or returning to Europe, and he also took credit for the surge of players traveling to the Middle East. Ronaldo’s comments came the day after Celta Vigo’s victory.
According to Fabrizio Romano, he made the statement that “The Saudi division is superior to the MLS.”
“I am absolutely certain that I will not be returning to any European club,” Since I was the one who laid the groundwork for the Saudi league, all of the players have relocated here.
In addition to that, he stated, “I will not return to European football, the door is completely shut.”
Additionally, there has been a significant decline in the overall quality of European football. My belief is that the Premier League is the only league that can compete with the high level of quality found in the other divisions.
The level of competition in the Spanish league is not very high. Although the Portuguese league is quite good, it is not the finest league in the world. There are other leagues that are better. I believe that the German league has also suffered a significant amount of loss. I can say with absolute certainty that I will never compete in Europe again. I aspire to perform in Saudi Arabia.
Al-Nassr came very close to winning the Saudi Pro League title last season, but Al-Ittihad prevailed in the end. However, because of their failure to pay £390,000 in add-ons for Ahmed Musa, who once played for Leicester City and was a phenomenon there, FIFA has prohibited them from recruiting any new players.
In spite of this, the club went through and made the transfer for Marcelo Brozovic before the suspension was handed down at the beginning of July. In addition, there has been a lot of speculation about the team making a move for Hakim Ziyech.
The superstar from Portugal went on to say that “within the next year, an increasing number of elite players will migrate to Saudi Arabia.” Within the next year, the Saudi league will become more successful than both the Turkish and Dutch leagues.
The players who have arrived are not like what the president of the European Union indicated, which runs counter to what he stated earlier. Both Jota and Neves are young athletes in the league.
Despite the fact that there has been a lot of conjecture over his future, it seems like Ronaldo has confirmed his decision to continue working at Al-Nassr for the foreseeable future.
The previous week, Son Heung-min revealed that he turned down an invitation to play with a club competing in the Saudi Pro League.
The bid of £18 million that Al-Ahli made for Riyad Mahrez was turned down by Manchester City on Monday.
Ronaldo’s response to a question on whether he would move to the Major League Soccer (MLS) was, “I believe the Saudi league is superior to the American league.” The name of my squad is the Al-Nassr.
‘100 per cent. Ronaldo has confirmed that this is the case.However, it was completed in barely three quarters of the time that was anticipated. I was wrong for a total of three quarters of a year.
“However, I was expecting this to take place because, when I first joined the Italian division, it had likewise been dormant and had recently been reactivated.
I should have known better, but whenever Cristiano goes somewhere, there is a noticeable uptick in interest there. In the following season, I have no doubt that a greater number of celebrities will travel to Saudi Arabia.