Al Nassr prepares to replace Ronaldo with 2 'big' stars, Haaland out for the rest of the season

Ronaldo silent before huge offer

The 40-year-old Portuguese star Ronaldo's contract with Al Nassr expires on June 30. It is reported that the wealthy Saudi Arabian team has offered him a two-season extension, with huge financial incentives. However, the star has remained silent so far.

Ronaldo and Al Nassr only hope to win the AFC Champions League Elite

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Many sources revealed that Ronaldo is "postponing" because he wants to find a short-term opportunity (about 1 month) to join 1/32 teams participating in the Club World Cup (taking place from June 14 to July 13) in the US. After that, he will decide on a long-term future with Al Nassr, or he can also return to Europe to play for the club where he started his career, Sporting CP.

With the possibility of Ronaldo leaving, and rumors that the famous player has had a conflict with the recently appointed coach, Stefano Pioli, Al Nassr Club has now prepared alternative solutions.

According to journalist Ben Jacobs, who has close ties with clubs in the Saudi Pro League: "Al Nassr are targeting Real Madrid striker Vinicius, who is considered to have a similar style to Ronaldo, as a replacement. Besides, they are also interested in star Mohammed Kudus from West Ham.

Both of these stars have a "huge" transfer value of 100 million USD or more. Not only Al Nassr, rival club Al Ahli is also interested in these two players. Therefore, the upcoming summer transfer period will be very hot, when clubs in Saudi Arabia, such as Al Nassr, are considering the possibility of replacing their big stars.

Ronaldo is still focused on playing for Al Nassr for the rest of the season, but the chance of winning the Saudi Pro League is fading as they are 10 points behind the leader Al Ittihad (51 vs 61) after 25 rounds. Ronaldo's team's only possible chance of winning the AFC Champions League Elite when they reach the quarter-finals against Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan).

Haaland injured, how will Man City cope?

On April 1, Man City officially confirmed that star striker Erling Haaland suffered a serious injury to his left ankle after colliding with Lewis Cook in the FA Cup quarter-final win over Bournemouth with a score of 2-1. Haaland left the field in the 60th minute, causing much concern.

Haaland scores 100 Premier League goals in just 94 games

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With the latest confirmation, Haaland will have to rest for a long time, possibly until the end of the season, instead of the initial prediction of only a few weeks. Without this number 1 striker, Man City will have to rely heavily on the remaining striker, Marmoush.

Man City are set to play the Manchester derby against rivals MU at 10:30 p.m. on April 6, right after this week's midweek match against Leicester (at 1:45 a.m. on April 3).

These are two extremely important matches for "Man City" in the goal of finishing in the top 4 of the Premier League as announced by coach Pep Guardiola. In addition, at the end of April, Man City will have a key match against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-finals, to seek the opportunity to win the consolation championship for a disappointing season.

According to the British press, coach Pep Guardiola may decide to let Haaland rest for the rest of the season, with the aim of helping the striker regain his best fitness and physical condition to compete in the Club World Cup in the summer.

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