Cristiano Ronaldo Encourages Top Footballers to Join Al-Nassr and Believes Saudi Arabia’s League Could Be in Top 5 in the World

by EFE

CR7 arrived at Al-Nassr last January, from Manchester United.

Cristiano Ronaldo, a player for Al-Nassr from Saudi Arabia, encouraged in an interview the “big names” of football to play in the Arab country, and stated that in the coming years the league could be among the five best in the world.

“If excellent players come, big names, young, old (…) They are welcome because, if that happens, the league will improve. Age is not important,” said the Portuguese star in an interview with the television channel Al-Ejbariya.

In this sense, CR7 confirmed that his desire is to “stay here”, despite the fact that this season he has not met expectations by have not won any titlesomething that wants to change for next year.

“I want to continue here, I will continue. And I think that if they continue to do it the way they want, in the coming years the Arab league can be among the top five in the world,” said the ‘Bug’.

Despite considering that Saudi Arabia’s football quality is “very good”, he said there are still “many opportunities to grow”.

“I think it is necessary to improve the infrastructure, the referees and even the VAR system, which would have to be faster,” criticized the Portuguese.