Qatari Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of French club Paris Saint-Germain, has ruled out the idea of making an offer to include Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo in a free deal during the upcoming winter transfers.
Ronaldo got into disputes with Manchester United management and Dutch manager Erik Ten Hag, which led to the termination of the contract between the two parties by mutual agreement before the start of the 2022 World Cup, which is now taking place in Qatar, and thus, the Portuguese star for the first time in his career became a free player.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi responded during a meeting with Sky News to a question about the possibility of Ronaldo joining them, saying: “We have three players: Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. He is very difficult, but I wish him the best. He’s great and still an important player.”
Paris Saint-Germain became the latest club to ignore any possible move to include Ronaldo after Oliver Kahn, CEO of Bayern Munich, ruled out the former Portuguese star.
Ronaldo was rumored to have agreed to join Saudi club Al-Nasr until 2025 for a whopping half a billion euros, though the 37-year-old denied the news.
Ronaldo was absent from Portugal’s starting lineup in the 6-1 draw against Switzerland on Tuesday and was involved in the final minutes of the clash.
Source: agencies
