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Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Al Nassr (Twitter)
Garcia described Ronaldo as an incredible athlete and stated that he hopes the five-time Balon D’Or winner finds the pleasure of taking part in soccer once more
Al-Nassr coach Rudi Garcia hopes that Cristiano Ronaldo will “rediscover the pleasure of taking part in” when he brings just a little stardust to the Saudi Arabian league.
“The one factor I want for Ronaldo is that he rediscovers the pleasure of taking part in and smiles once more as a result of in latest months between Manchester United, the nationwide crew after which at a private degree he hasn’t had straightforward moments,” Garcia stated Sunday on the sidelines of the Dakar Rally being staged within the kingdom.
“If he finds the pleasure of taking part in once more, that may already be a objective achieved,” added the coach who described the 37-year-old Portuguese worldwide as a “large athlete”.
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Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, has penned a contract till 2025 with the Saudi membership in a deal price a reported 200 million euros.
The previous Juventus and Actual Madrid star arrived in Saudi Arabia having had his contract at Manchester United ripped up after a bitter divorce.
He had additionally seen his dream of an elusive World Cup triumph finish within the quarter-finals in neighbouring Qatar final month.
Ronaldo’s arrival at Al-Nassr, a membership based in 1955, reignited claims that the Saudis had been once more concerned in “sportswashing”, the time period used to deflect consideration from the dominion’s human rights file.
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