Ronaldo waited for Real Madrid offer before committing to Al Nassr

 


Former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo had hopes of returning to Real Madrid before committing to Al Nassr.

The 37-year-old Portugal forward, who'd been a free agent since mutually terminating his contract at Manchester United last month, has agreed a £175million-a-year deal.

Ronaldo trained at Real's Valdebebas base to keep his fitness levels up after Portugal's exit to Morocco in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

Marca says Ronaldo was hoping Real would want to sign him for a second time.

Ronaldo is a Bernabeu legend, having scored 450 goals in 438 matches for Real over nine seasons to help them to four Champions League triumphs.

But there was no interest in re-signing him from Real, leading him to complete his move to Al Nassr.

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