The former Real Madrid player has ruled out any return to Europe at the end of his career. For Cristiano, European football has lost its quality.
Cristiano was the most prominent attraction in the friendly match played by his team Al-Nasr against Celta, during which the Spanish national team imposed itself with the final score 5-0. The Portuguese, who only played the first half, spoke in the mixed area of the Algarve stadium where the match was played.
He first praised the Saudi competition, where he will play his second season. “I opened Pandora’s box and now everyone wants to come to Saudi Arabia,” the Portuguese said of the growth of Saudi competition and big-name signings by the country’s top clubs.
In fact, he said emphatically that for him, “the door to Europe is completely closed, because I’m already 38. But it’s not like UEFA says, that only veterans come to Saudi Arabia this year, quality players like Jota or Rubén Neves I came, “the Portuguese confirmed.
Cristiano Ronaldo: “In my opinion, European football has lost a lot in terms of quality.”
His team bowed to the final score 5-0 against Celta in the beginning of the preparation. pic.twitter.com/Wymj5IOhEO
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July 18, 2023
He did not hesitate to explain that in a year this championship could be considered more important than “the Turkish or Dutch championship”. He even left a small message for the competition, emphasizing that European football had “lost a lot in terms of quality”. “The only league that is at a higher level is the Premier League, which is ahead of the rest.”
As for his reunion with Karim Benzema, the most popular for the arrival of this transfer period to the emerging competition, in the ranks of Al-Ittihad, he reduced the importance of the duel and stressed the importance of the fact that the last football club. Role is the title holder. The point he insisted on is that this season in Arabia we will be able to see “a very entertaining tournament”.
