Cristiano Ronaldo is not only the leader of Al Nassr on the pitch, but also silently leading the transfer revolution at the club. This summer, Saudi Arabia's team is ready to resonate with two goals from Europe, Antony of Man United and Joao Felix of Chelsea.
Antony, disgraced in Old Trafford
According to sources from Goal, Antony is ready to leave Man United to find new opportunities, and Saudi Pro League may be a potential stop. The Brazilian used to be a £ 86 million contract, but what he showed at Old Trafford was not commensurate with the price. Injury, decline, then involved in the trouble on the pitch, Antony is no longer the preferred choice of coach Ruben Amorim.
According to Goal, a series of Saudi Arabia clubs expressed their interest in Antony. And Al Nassr emerged as the top destination, where he could reunite Cristiano Ronaldo, the former teammate at Man United. The presence of CR7 is turning Al Nassr into a “dream dock” with European stars who lose their position at the big stage.
In the context of Man United ready to liquidate Antony to restructure the salary and transfer fund, the deal can progress quickly if Al Nassr husband has enough money and the Brazilian player himself nodded.
Joao Felix, prodigy
If Antony is the market's choice, then Joao Felix is an emotional gamble. After the disappointing season at AC Milan as loan, Felix returned to Chelsea but the future was still blind. He was not in the plan of coach Enzo Maresca, while the relationship between the two parties has been cracked for a long time.
Benfica, the old club, took Felix to light, wanting to bring him back on loan. But Goal revealed that Al Nassr is trying to “rob” this deal with a more financial appeal. It is a purchase contract instead of lending. In the context that Chelsea wanted to sell off to release the salary fund and partially recovered in a record 46 million pound transfer fee for Felix, proposed from Saudi Arabia to consider.
For its part, Felix has never opened the ability to go to Saudi Arabia to play. However, with no more acting in Europe, a new environment can help him revive his career. And like Antony, the officer of the officer with Cristiano Ronaldo is a great attraction.
The new season of Saudi Pro League will start in mid -August, and Al Nassr is racing with time to complete the squad. Ronaldo is a symbol, but also the one behind the blockbuster deals. If Antony and Felix arrived at Riyadh's headquarters, it was not only a strategic step but also a challenge with rivals at Saudi Pro League.
Ronaldo also wants Barca star
Fichajes said Al Nassr was about to make an official offer to Barca defender Andreas Christensen. Notably, Ronaldo himself was the one who actively promoted the deal because he believed that Christensen could bring certainty and experience to the Al Nassr defense, in the context that they wanted to increase the quality of the squad to compete in the title in Asia.