Al Nassr CEO Guido Fienga says Cristiano Ronaldo is the “strongest participant on the earth” however careworn the Portugal star doesn’t management the membership.
Ronaldo was signed by Al Nassr in December 2022 as a part of a recruitment drive to carry big-name gamers to the Saudi Professional League.
The 39-year-old has scored 62 objectives for Al Nassr however gained only one trophy.
The membership’s thirst for achievement noticed them sack coach Luis Castro on Wednesday after a run of 1 win in three league video games to start out the season and change him with former Milan boss Stefano Pioli.
Fienga insisted Ronaldo had not influenced the choice or another greater than he ought to given his standing.
He stated: “Cristiano Ronaldo is our captain and he’s the strongest participant on the earth not simply technically however how he behaves.
“Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t management the membership however clearly, being the primary on the earth, he offers the path of the place we’ve got to go and that are the targets we’ve got to succeed in. He’s a winner and we ask him to show us how you can win.”
We attempt to enhance – Fienga
Al Nassr sit seventh within the Professional League and opened their AFC Champions League Elite marketing campaign with a 1-1 draw at Baghdad-based Al Shorta on Monday, a match Ronaldo missed by way of sickness.
Fienga added: “Step-by-step we’ll enhance. This summer time don’t overlook we invested nearly $100 million in new gamers.
“I imagine we did a very good job in an effort to reinforce the membership with some good gamers that we wanted. We have to work and provides stability to the membership to work and to supply the worth and never destroy the worth each six months.”