The news comes from Botafogo. Indeed, the Rio de Janeiro club announced, on Friday, that Portuguese Luis Castro had left Brazil for Saudi Arabia, specifically Al-Nasr Club. Carioca Club said in a statement: “Botafogo has been informed by coach Luis Castro of his decision to accept an offer from a club abroad, which puts an end to his activity as a team technician.”
Thus, Castro is about to join compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, who arrived at the Saudi club during the winter transfer window, and will meet the Portuguese in the hope of reaching heights. Saudi Professional League. Moreover, the main interested party made it clear, a few weeks ago, that the Saudi team made him an offer of a two-year contract with a jackpot.
The victory has not yet formalized the arrival of Luis Castro
In addition to Ronaldo, Luis Castro can join other famous players such as David Ospina, the Colombian goalkeeper, as well as the Brazilian midfielder Luis Gustavo, as well as the Argentine striker Gonzalo Martinez. If Al-Nassr has not yet officially made his arrival, the Portuguese coach should join the Gulf state.
Arriving in Botafogo in March 2022, Luis Castro worked alongside OL’s new boss, John Textor. In fact, the latter is also the owner of the Brazilian club. In addition, the Portuguese technician led FC Porto before joining Ukraine, to coach Shakhtar Donetsk. Other than that, the next season is expected to be particularly intense in Saudi Arabia. Indeed, the country, which is recruiting en masse with the aim of becoming the fifth largest football league in the world (a position occupied by Ligue 1), continues to advance by attracting more and more European names.
