The executive who helped sign Cristiano Ronaldo to Al-Nassr resigns amid a disappointing season According to a source, the Al-Nassr execut...
The executive who helped sign Cristiano Ronaldo to Al-Nassr resigns amid a disappointing season
According to a source, the Al-Nassr executive who assisted in arranging for Cristiano to join the Saudi club has left during a disappointing campaign.
1. Al-Nassr president resigns
2. Club likely to miss out on league title
3. Executive helped bring Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia
WHAT HAPPENED? Musalli Al-Muammar, the president of the Al-Nassr club, has resigned, according to a report in the Saudi Gazette. Al-Muammar was in charge of bringing Ronaldo to the team earlier this season.
Following the 2022 World Cup and a bombshell, tell-all interview in which he sharply criticized Manchester United, Ronaldo left for the Middle East in a mega-money contract, leading the club to agree to release him. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner has occasionally displayed brilliance, but his frustrations have persisted and tempers have erupted as a result of his inability to lead the team to victory.
According to the source, Al-Muammar has already given the Ministry of Sports a letter of resignation, and the club's current board of directors will be disbanded. Before the season is over, a new board and president may be chosen.
Additionally, the team has actually found itself on a declining trend since Ronaldo's arrival. They are now expected to lose the league crown to title contender Al-Ittihad, while a 1-0 loss to Al-Wehda saw them eliminated from the King Cup of Champions in the semi-final.
Additionally fired after a stretch of bad performance was manager Rudi Garcia, and Ronaldo has frequently vented his dissatisfaction over his team's troubles.
THEN WHAT? The club will make every effort to finish the season strong and make good on the investment in Ronaldo while taking moves to appoint a new-look board of directors. They are also hopeful that Al-Ittihad will make a mistake and put them back in the running to win the Saudi Pro League.