Cristiano Ronaldo only made the shock January transfer move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr for money, according to a former Manchester United striker.
The Portuguese forward has been something of a pioneer for the Saudi Pro League as it was his move to the Middle East that seemingly kickstarted the move of top players from Europe to Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo has had a good start in the Middle East, he scored 14 goals in 19 games in all competitions for the Saudi club but it wasn’t enough for Al-Nassr to lift the title as they were pipped to the league by rivals Al-Ittihad, who recently secured the signing of Karim Benzema.
However, a former Manchester United striker who built up something of a cult following at Old Trafford, believes that the Portuguese forward only made the move to Saudi Arabia due to money.
‘It was the money’
Odion Ighalo, who joined United back in the Winter of 2020, believes that Ronaldo only made the move for money and believes that the players who have made the move to the Middle East, are money orientated.
“Is Ronaldo still playing out of passion? Ronaldo has earned 100 times more than I have in my entire life and yet he went to Saudi Arabia. Did he do that out of passion? It’s for money, bro.”
This comes as more and more top players have made the decision to move to Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo saw his contract at United terminated due to an explosive interview he gave with controversial presenter Piers Morgan, but made the move to Al-Nassr where he earns around £155 million a year in the Middle East, according to Marca.
Ronaldo will be hoping he can inspire his teammates, which includes former Liverpool winger Sadio Mane and former United defender Alex Telles, towards winning the league title, as more and more sides aim to fight for the top prize.
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