Cristiano Ronaldo wants to reunite Casemiro and Nacho Fernández at Al-Nassr after a blank season at the Saudi Arabian club.
Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the captain of Al-Nassr. (Source: Getty Images)
On June 1, Al-Nassr suffered a defeat to Al-Hilal in the Saudi Arabian King’s Cup final, leaving Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates without a trophy this season. Prior to this, they also lost to Al-Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup, were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League, and finished second in the Saudi Professional League.
Following the final match, a disappointed Ronaldo was seen in tears. According to Marca, to avoid another trophyless season, CR7 has urged Al-Nassr to bolster their squad in the summer transfer market.
Specifically, Ronaldo has requested Al-Nassr to sign Brazilian midfielder Casemiro. Despite being under contract with Manchester United until 2026, Casemiro has been placed on the transfer list due to a significant decline in performance during the 2023/24 season.
Ronaldo and Casemiro were teammates at Real Madrid from 2015 to 2018. Both landed at MU in 2021 and 2022, respectively. They played together for half of the 2022/23 season, before the Red Devils terminated the contract with CR7. after the scandalous interview with Piers Morgan.
Marca said Cristiano Ronaldo believes Casemiro will bring stability to Al-Nassr to compete for the title in the 2024/25 season. The 32-year-old midfielder is not in good physical shape but still has enough class and experience to play in Saudi Arabia. In fact, there are several clubs in the Saudi Pro League that want to sign Casemiro.
Not only Casemiro, Ronaldo also wants to reunite with another former Real teammate, Nacho Fernández. There is still no official announcement that the 34-year-old midfielder will leave the Bernabéu. But the contract between the two sides will expire after June 30, so Nacho will almost certainly leave Los Blancos in June 2024.
Nacho began working with Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid after the Spanish midfielder debuted for the first team in 2011. He remained at the Bernabéu after CR7 left in 2018. In the 2023/24 season, Nacho played impressively. Replacement statues for both Eder Militao and David. Alaba. , helping Los Blancos win La Liga and the Champions League.
According to Marca , Nacho has been offered by Inter Miami. If Ronaldo can convince the 34-year-old midfielder to return to Al-Nassr, there is a high possibility that Nacho will choose to go to Saudi Arabia instead of America.
