Still In The Interest Of Cristiano Ronaldo, Saudi Arabian Club Will Competitive With Chelsea

Manchester United player, Cristiano Ronaldo. (Instagram/@cristiano)

JAKARTA - Manchester United (MU) star player Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be still a target player for Saudi Arabian clubs. It is evident from Saudi Arabia's efforts to re-propose a fantastic number of offers to persuade Ronaldo.

In the transfer market last summer, Ronaldo was persuaded to move. However, the Portuguese player was not interested and ignored the offer that came.

Even though the offer submitted in mid-July was quite crazy. The reason is that Saudi Arabia proposed a banderol for a total value of 300 million euros or equivalent to IDR 4.5 trillion for a two-year contract.

With this amount, it means that the Saudi Arabian club promises a five-fold salary from what Ronaldo received at Man United.

The same source also said that the President of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Yasser Almisehal would be happy if Ronaldo could play in the Saudi Arabian League.

Although Almisehal did not speak specifically about the Saudi club's interest in Ronaldo. But he expects an offer from other Saudi clubs for Ronaldo in the January transfer window.

"It's (the offer) impossible today because our transfer window is now closed, but we would love to see a player like Cristiano Ronaldo play in the Saudi league," Almisehal was quoted as saying by The Athletic.

Saudi Arabia's big ambitions in bringing in Ronaldo were based on reasons that were also a long-term thought. They believe that if Ronaldo played in the Saudi Arabian League, it would have a big impact on the country's football.

"That will bring a huge positive feedback and that will be great news for everyone. I'm sure everyone knows the achievements and records of Cristiano Ronaldo, but also as a great role model," said Almisehal.

Regarding the club that had taken an interest in Ronaldo on the previous exchange, two big Saudi Arabian clubs, namely Al Hilal and Al Nassr, became the names that were at the top.

However, Almisehal refused to give a definite answer about which club made the offer. In addition, Almisehal confidently said that Saudi Arabian clubs clearly have the ability to bring Ronaldo to the Saudi League.

"I thought, 'Why not?' I'm sure it will be a very expensive deal, but we can see our club is earning higher in recent years. We've seen several big players who used to play in the Premier League come to the Saudi League," said Almisehal.

If this statement is true, Chelsea should be vigilant. As previously reported, the club nicknamed the Blues also has an interest in signing Ronaldo on the January player exchange.