'I had many opportunities in Europe, in Brazil, in Australia, in the US and even in Portugal many clubs tried to sign me, but I gave my word to this club.'
Ronaldo claims he rejected ‘many clubs’ to secure £173m transfer; ‘work done in Europe’ post-Man UtdCristiano Ronaldo has claimed that he rejected “many clubs” before joining Al-Nassr as he has attempted to defend his move to Saudi Arabia.
The forward stated to the presenter that he wants to compete at the highest level and it was claimed in the summer that he was looking to leave United so he could compete in the Champions League. Ronaldo spoke to reporters on Tuesday and he claimed that he rejected “many opportunities in Europe” to sign for Al-Nassr.
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