Ronaldo: No one believed me before, now the whole world is watching the Saudi Arabia tournament

Cristiano Ronaldo affirmed that more top players will come to Saudi Arabia to play football.

Ronaldo declared that SPL is a competitive and attractive tournament.

“I’m very happy that I decided to come here. At first, no one believed what I said,” Ronaldo shared with television station SSC Sport. “But that is the past. It doesn’t matter anymore. The most important thing is that the league has grown and top players want to come here. They want to come because they know this tournament is competitive and the whole world is watching”.

Facing the possibility that Mohamed Salah is the next big player from Europe to be sought after by Saudi Arabian clubs, the 38-year-old striker affirmed: “If big players want to come here, they will certainly be very welcome.”

This time a year ago, the Portuguese superstar pondered and made a decision that caught the attention of the entire football world. He chose to join Al Nassr in the Middle East. Since then, Ronaldo has been a factor contributing to the attraction of the Saudi Pro League.

Following his footsteps, a series of excellent stars flocked to SPL to compete. Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Fabinho, Neymar, Roberto Firmino, or famous coaches like Steven Gerrard, Jorge Jesus flock to the Middle East .

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Ronaldo personally revived strongly in the Saudi Pro League. Last year, he reached 54 goals in club and national team colors, surpassing Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe (both with 53 goals).

Many people believe that the Saudi Pro League is an uncompetitive tournament. According to Global Football Rankings, SPL is not in the top 30 national championships in the world. In Asia, the tournament with Ronaldo’s presence is behind both J.League (Japan) and A.League (Australia).

However, not every player achieves personal success like the former MU striker. Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante could not create as big an impact as expected. In particular, Roberto Firmino, Jordan Henderson or Gini Wijnaldum still play below their strength.