What Cristiano Ronaldo said after seeing that many stars signed for the Saudi Pro League

There is little doubt about the great power of the Saudi Arabian league and its clubs. The teams have placed themselves in an important way in the transfer market and for this season they have brought in a lot of talent, some even at an optimal age to continue in the best clubs in Europe. However, this had a beginning and it was the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo.

After his strong fight with the Manchester United manager, Ronaldo decided to embark on a new course for January 2023, and to the surprise of many, this was Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. Cristiano Ronaldo signed for the Arab club and became the highest paid athlete in history. However, this meant a before and after in world football.

For the summer of 2023, Karim Benzema was the second big star to decide to emigrate to said competition after signing with Al Ittihad. This triggered a massive flight of talent to said competition, with names like Kanté, Koulibaly, Sadio Mané, Marcelo Brozovic, Aymeric Laporte, Franck Kessié, Roberto Firmino and the most famous and recent, Neymar Jr. It was precisely Neymar who said that Cristiano was one of the main reasons for this event.

What does Cristiano Ronaldo say about the talent that he signs for the Arab league?

“I know this would happen. It's a privilege to change the culture of a country and football, to have great players and it makes me proud. I was a pioneer and makes me proud of that”; confessed Cristiano Ronaldo in a press conference with the Portugal National Team.