mobanmarketAl Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed in an interview with the Saudi Arabia Premier League that he “will continue with the team” next season.
“I think the league is very good but I think we have many, many opportunities to still grow. I think the league is good, it’s competitive. we have very good teams, we have very good Arab players. The infrastructure I think they need to improve a little bit more. The referees and the VAR system. I think they should be a little bit more quicker. I think other small things they need to improve. but I am happy here, I want to continue here, I will continue here,” he said when asked about his experience of playing in the league.
“And in my opinion, if they continue to do the work that they want to do, then in the next 5 years I think the Saudi League can be the fifth (top league) in the world,” he added.
🌟 @AlNassrFC‘s @Cristiano Ronaldo talks about his experience so far & looks forward to next season in an exclusive #SPL chat! Football, family & life in Saudi Arabia – we discuss it all ⚽#RoshnSaudiLeague #CR7 pic.twitter.com/kCDrX63pvM
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) June 1, 2023
With Ronaldo seemingly confirming his intentions of continuing at Saudi Arabia, saying that he and his family are happy with life at the Gulf, the rumour mills are still buzzing over a potential switch to one of Europe’s elite and is likely to continue all throughout the summer.
Ronaldo’s first season in Saudi Arabia came to an end on Wednesday, although the star forward was absent as Al-Nassr beat Al-Fateh 3-0 to finish in second place in the league.
Ronaldo, who signed for the Riyadh club in December before scoring 14 goals in 16 league games, picked up a muscle injury four days previously and was rested ahead of Portugal’s European Championship qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iceland in June.