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He was known as the new Cristiano Ronaldo, costed more than $40m and now he doesn't even have a team to play

Cristiano Ronaldo's former teammate has now become a free agent.

By Emmanuel Mendez

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his goal with his arm raised to the crowd in an Al Nassr jersey.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his goal with his arm raised to the crowd in an Al Nassr jersey.

Cristiano Ronaldo had many comparisons to other Portuguese players in the past, and one of them was his former teammate on the Portugal national team. Ronaldo's former teammate, Luis Nani, has become a free agent and leaves Adana Demirspor as his contract has been terminated with immediate effect. Nani joined the Turkish club last year, but now, since he has become a free agent, clubs could sign him for free. The 37-year-old winger played with former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli at Adana Demirspor, who are 11th in the Turkish Süper Lig. Nani posted the announcement on X, and it said, "I would like to announce that I have amicably terminated my contract with Adana Demispor Kulübü with immediate effect. I would like to thank the fans for all their support. I will now consider the next steps to take in my playing career."

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Nani has played for many clubs over the last decade after his long spell at Machester United from 2007 to 2015. Nani played for Fernerbache, Valencia, Lazio, Sporting CP, Orlando City, Venezia, Melbourne Victory, and recently with Adana Demirspor.

His full club career states that he played a total of 606 games, where he scored 127 goals and provided 146 assists. Nani won a total of 16 trophies throughout his club career, and most of them were won at Manchester United. Nani played a total of 230 matches for Manchester United in all competitions, scoring 41 goals and providing 71 assists. With Man United, Nani won the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, four Premier League titles, two English League Cups, and four English Super Cups.

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The partnership of Luis Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo

Nani and Ronaldo played a total of 54 games together at Manchester United. The two combined for goals together with the Red Devils. Nani and Ronaldo played 75 matches with Portugal's national team. The pair combined for ten goals in the national team. The two Portuguese players will forever remember the 2016 Euros, which they won together when they defeated France 1-0 in the final in France.


Emmanuel Mendez

Emmanuel Mendez

Football journalist for over three years with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Communications. I follow and cover the top five European leagues as well as MLS, Liga MX, the US National team, and the Seleccion Mexicana (Mexican national team). A professional writer and editor with over three years of experience. Work consists of sports writing, copywriting, and content creation with knowledge of SEO. Editing is also a skill developed from writing articles and content throughout tasks co...

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