The Al-Nasr club has yet to register its newest Portuguese player, Cristiano Ronaldo, on its Saudi Arabian Football Association list, preventing him from playing in official matches, two club officials told AFP on Thursday. – Semi-annual contract worth more than 200 million euros.
However, the first official told AFP that “Ronaldo’s international card has arrived, but victory has not yet been secured as there is no room for a foreign player.” The Al-Nasr list, which in Saudi Arabia is called Al-Alams, includes 8 legionnaires, which is the maximum allowable regulation. The source added: “The foreign player must leave to sign Ronaldo, either through a sale or by mutual agreement to terminate the contract.”
A second source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the Madeira Rocket was not registered until Thursday afternoon, despite receiving his card, explaining: “Negotiations are underway to sell one of the players, but they have not yet reached their final stage.”
Managed by French coach Rudy Garcia, the current winning roster includes Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina, Ivory Coast defender Gislan Conan, Spanish defender Alvaro González, Brazilian midfielder Luis Gustavo, Uzbek midfielder Jalaluddin Masharipov, Argentine striker Gonzalo “Betty” Martinez and Brazilian striker Anderson Taliska and Cameroonian striker Vincent Abubakar. Local media reports indicated that Uzbek Masharipov was the closest to a move to a local club.
Ronaldo will not be playing Thursday’s Al-Nasr v Al-Thai match for the league’s twelfth round, which kicks off at 6 a.m. local time, on Thursday due to not registering, according to two officials. Two officials declined to confirm whether the player’s card was a two-match ban or not, as required by the English Premier League, after Don broke a fan’s phone during a league match last season while wearing a Manchester United shirt.
And Al-Nasr said in a statement on communication sites: “Due to the occurrence of some electrical problems in the match stadium after rain, the Al-Nasr club received the decision to postpone the match with Al-Thai so that the match will take place tomorrow, Friday “.
