“He was offered to every Champions League club,” Frankfurt CEO pokes fun at Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent after he parts ways with Manchester United
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According to the CEO of Eintracht Frankfurt, Cristiano Ronaldo was offered to the German club during his frantic attempt to leave Manchester United earlier this season. Following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan, the veteran striker was released from his United contract on November 22. It was a painful departure from Old Trafford.
Axel Hellmann, a member of Frankfurt’s executive board, recently said that United allegedly offered Ronaldo to a number of teams throughout Europe in an effort to get rid of him. He told DAZN: “He was even offered to us,” while Philip Holzer, chairman of the club’s supervisory board, added: “I have the feeling he was offered to every Champions League club.”
Ronaldo made it apparent that he wanted to leave United this summer after they failed to qualify for the Champions League, but there didn’t seem to be any teams interested in signing him, so he stayed in Manchester. After a humiliating 4-0 loss to Brentford, he was dropped from the starting lineup but went on to make a number of explosive statements to Piers Morgan on television in which he criticized teammates and manager Erik ten Hag.
Ronaldo was also benched by manager Fernando Santos at the most recent World Cup in Qatar due to his extreme reaction to being subbed off against South Korea in group stage match. Portugal went on to win their round-of-16 tie against Switzerland 6-1 before getting eliminated by Morocco in the quarterfinals.
Cristiano Ronaldo set to join Saudi Arabia club Al Nassr on a 7-year deal worth $170 million
Various reports have emerged revolving around Cristiano Ronaldo in recent days as the Portuguese talisman is yet to decide on his next club. Cristiano has been linked with Saudi Arab club Al Nassr a few weeks ago After things fell out between him and Manchester United, Cristiano rejected all the rumors of him playing outside Europe.
Despite his rejecting all these claims, Spanish outlet MARCA has popped up with solid news involving both Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr once again. The outlet reported that the Portuguese striker will be joining the Saudi Arab club on a deal worth $170 million per season. The 37-year-old footballer would sign a 7-year contract with the club which will end in 2029.
The seven years would involve two and a half years as a footballer, and the rest as the “official ambassador for Saudi Arabia supporting their World Cup bid in 2030. A marketing move from the club, Al Nassr seeks to take full advantage of Cristiano’s social profile and fan-following.
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