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The star who rejected Pep Guardiola to play with Ronaldo and now regrets it

Is Saudi Arabia's power really ending with European players?

By William Estrella

The star who rejected Pep Guardiola to play with Ronaldo and now regrets it
The star who rejected Pep Guardiola to play with Ronaldo and now regrets it
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Football as it was known before has changed. The love of the shirt has become almost a myth, since the players are surrounded by million-dollar contracts in other teams, such as those of Saudi Arabia.

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Josep Guardiola and his Man City won the UEFA Champions League six months ago, and a key player in that team left Man City to play with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr, and that is Laporte. Even though he left for money, this is how Laporte explained it:

"To be honest, many of us have also come here, not only for football. Many of us are happy with that, but I am also looking for something beyond the economic part and such. In terms of quality of life, I expected something different because "In the end here you spend three hours a day in the car. Riyadh is a waste of traffic, of time wasted in the car."

According to Spanish media reports, there are already several players who are regretting playing and living in Saudi Arabia. Jordan Henderson is already gone, he only lasted a few months, Karim Benzema is away from the team for the same reason, and Laporte may follow in the footsteps of these two examples...

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Cristiano Ronaldo explains the league:

:"In every sense, but also on a day-to-day basis. Life for them... they take everything lightly. The ultimatum you can give them doesn't matter to them. In other words, they really go about their business. You negotiate. something and then they don't accept it after you have signed it. They fight over it."


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