Turki Al-Sheikh, head of Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Entertainment and owner of Spanish club Almeria, expressed “sadness” at the situation Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo is in due to what he called a “club race”. refuse to sign it.

Al-Sheikh wrote on his official Twitter page: “It’s sad that one of the best players in the world ended up like this… clubs are rushing to abandon him.”

Al-Sheikh noted that: “Cristiano has to save face and end a big contract soon… the start of his mistakes, his move from Real Madrid from scratch”, in his opinion.

He added: “This is my personal opinion, with all due respect to him in the world of football.”

In a second tweet, he wrote: “I think Barcelona or Roma need him… or he belongs to a big team in Portugal!”

All attempts by the 37-year-old Portuguese star to leave Manchester United and join a new team during this summer transfer period have so far failed as Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern, Chelsea and Atlético Madrid have turned him down. despite their need. for a player with the advantages and characteristics of a Portuguese star and the only offer he received. The player this summer was from one of the Saudi clubs, but he turned him down because he wanted to continue in Europe.