Mercato: The huge punchline of the Garcia clan on the choice of Cristiano Ronaldo

After weeks of speculation, Cristiano Ronaldo has finally chosen his future by signing a historic contract with Saudi club Al Nassr. A decision that has been heavily criticized across the football planet, but the five-time Ballon d’Or can count on the support of his future coach Rudi Garcia… as well as his companion.

It is done. After years spent torturing European defences, Cristiano Ronaldo has decided to embark on a new adventure by settling down in Saudi Arabia, where he will play for Al Nassr. A choice not really accepted by everyone, since some were convinced that the star of 37 could still evolve at the highest level.

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“A champion with more than 800 goals attacked in this way, like a common banished from football”

Former journalist for Italian television, Francesca Brienza knows life in Saudi Arabia well, since she followed her companion Rudi Garcia on his adventure to Al Nassr. In a long interview with The Gazzetta dello Sport, she thus defends the choice of the Portuguese. “ As a journalist, I say that the criticism directed at him because of his choice to leave Europe makes me think how good we have become at wanting to criticize without knowing she launched. ” A champion with more than 800 goals attacked in this way, like a common banished from football “.

“He is not going to land in Saudi Arabia to eat dates and watch others train”

” I heard it was a sad ending, a choice dictated by money… But a talent like him, an example of sporting rigor, is not going to land in Saudi Arabia to eat dates and watch others train ” has followed Francesca Brienza. ” Frankly, there is a worse ending. The real problem is when it is the others who impose the end of your career on you. That said, I would really like to know who, at Cristiano Ronaldo’s age, would have refused such an offer. “. Indeed, the Portuguese star signed a record contract of 200M€ per season over two years.