Will Cristiano Ronaldo face Real Madrid in the FIFA Club World Cup? Star reportedly has offer from Al-Hilal


Will Cristiano Ronaldo face Real Madrid in the FIFA Club World Cup? Star reportedly has offer from Al-Hilal

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It is possible that Cristiano Ronaldo could play in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup from 14 June in the United States, and possibly confronted with his former club, Real Madrid. The 40-year-old star hesitated about his future with a social media message after scoring in the 3-2 defeat of Al Nassr against Al Fateh on Monday, the last day of the Saudi Pro League.

Ronaldo wrote: “This chapter is over. The story? Still written. Thanks to everyone,” Increase doubts and uncertainties about his future in the club. Ronaldo has two offers on the table, according to French journalist Santi Aouna, one of his current club Al-Nassr and another from Al-Hilal, the Saudi team that plays in the club World Cup from 14 June, where they come across Real Madrid in the group phase, alongside CF Pachuca and FC Salzburg. Al-Hilal is also in conversation to appoint a new coach after firing Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus and they are currently in conversation to appoint inter-manager Simone Inzaghi and offers him a $ 50 million deal for the next three years according to several reports.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino also hinted that Cristiano Ronaldo could play the FIFA Club World Cup with Ishowspeed on his channel: “There are discussions with some clubs, so if a club watches and is interested in hiring Ronaldo for the World Cup … who knows, who knows, who knows, who, who knows.”

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 25 league goals this season and insured the title of the top scorer, but his current team Al Nassr finished third in the rankings, 13 points behind champions al-ittihad. Since he joined the Saudi League in 2022, he scored 93 goals in 105 games. In total, the Portuguese star scored 936 goals during his career and achieved 800 club career goals with Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al-Nassr.