Patience is the important thing for Al Nassr of their pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo, so says the Saudi Arabian membership’s sporting director Marcelo Salazar.
Ronaldo is a free agent after leaving Manchester United in November.
The 37-year-old endured a disappointing World Cup with Portugal, scoring simply as soon as and finally having to accept a substitute position of their knockout video games.
Al Nassr had been reported to be main the chase for Ronaldo earlier in December, and although a deal has not but been struck, Salazar says the membership will bide their time.
“I’m not allowed to say yes or no,” he quipped to Flashscore when requested if Ronaldo featured in his plans for the instant future.
“Let’s wait and see how things unfold until the end of the year. As you can see, this is a negotiation of enormous magnitude, not only for the club, but for the country and for world football, and which has to be conducted by higher authorities.
“What I can say is that Cristiano Ronaldo is likely one of the greatest in soccer historical past. He has at all times been an instance for me as an athlete, for the desire he exhibits to win.
“And then, as a Portuguese citizen, I was always rooting for him. But in time the future will be revealed.”
Salazar additionally believes Ronaldo wouldn’t essentially be taking a step down by shifting to Saudi Arabia.
“I’ve been here for five years now and all the players I’ve talked to are very positively surprised when they arrive here, especially for the championship level,” he mentioned.
“It happened with Luiz Gustavo, who was a Brazil international and had already won the Champions League with Bayern [Munich]. It’s normal for those who don’t know.”
