Al Hilal’s CEO has put an end to all the rumors going around about signing Cristiano Ronaldo saying it’s pretty much impossible. Ronaldo who’s got a contract with Al Nassr till June 2025 is still one of the biggest names in the Saudi Pro League which has been getting lots of attention worldwide because of all these big players coming in.
- Al Hilal’s CEO, Esteve Calzada, says there’s no way Ronaldo is joining their team.
- Ronaldo’s contract with Al Nassr goes until June 2025.
- The Saudi Pro League keeps getting more global football stars.
Ronaldo’s Influence in the Saudi Pro League
Ever since he came to Al Nassr in January 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo has made the league way more popular. His numbers for the 2024/25 season are pretty good with 19 games played and 16 goals scored which shows how good he still is. The deal worth about 200 million dollars per year hasn’t just made the league better but also got other big football stars interested. Neymar who plays for Al Hilal now says Ronaldo really changed things around here.
🚨🇸🇦 Al Hilal CEO Esteve Calzada on club linked with Ronaldo to share World Cup stage with Messi: “That sounds like science fiction”.
“CR7 is not our player so it’s difficult to comment on that. He’s not a free agent now, it’s not nice to talk about that”, told @GiveMeSport. https://t.co/ppQ6jDuewl
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
December 12, 2024
Even though people keep talking about it Ronaldo is sticking with his Al Nassr contract that ends in June 2025. Esteve Calzada who runs Al Hilal called the idea of Ronaldo joining them “science fiction” which shows how things are between the teams in the Saudi Pro League.
Saudi Football’s Global Ambitions
The Saudi Pro League has been getting a lot of attention not just because of all the famous players but also because of what it’s doing internationally. When Saudi Arabia got picked for the 2034 World Cup without even having a vote it caused a lot of drama and people started asking questions about politics in sports. Like it says in this article people around the world are talking about human rights and how FIFA is being run by Gianni Infantino.
At the same time everyone loves thinking about Cristiano Ronaldo Jr maybe playing with his dad kind of like LeBron and Bronny James do in basketball which you can read more about in this piece. You can really see how big the Saudi Pro League is getting as it keeps bringing in really good players and getting involved in big football discussions worldwide.
