Although there were rumors circulating that Cristiano Ronaldo wanted to play in the Club World Cup. But in reality it is just a rumor that is not true. Because Cristiano Ronaldo prefers to continue enjoying playing with the al-Nassr team.
The rumours come as Ronaldo and Al Nassr have yet to started talks regarding a contract extension even though we know the contract will expire this month especially when Ronaldo said something on Twitter and one week after the rumor, Al Nassr offered a new contract so all speculation and rumors are over. Recently we heard Al Nassr are eyeing some new players like Alejandro Garnacho it's just that I'm a bit doubtful that a young player like this would be interested in moving to the Saudi Pro League.
The renewal of Rinaldo's contract by his Saudi club, Al Nassr didn't come as a surprise for me, because we all know the influence the presence of Ronaldo has in their league and the attraction it has gained since Ronaldo moved there. In as much as Ronaldo is still fit to play they will want to offer him more contract because right now it's like he's the face of the league. As for Alejandro Garnacho, I do agree, he's quite too young to play in the Saudi league.
So far there has been no official confirmation from Ronaldo or Al Nassr regarding the contract extension agreement, but many assume Ronaldo will stay. Ronaldo is part of the PIF project, which is trying to make the Saudi Pro League get the spotlight from various circles. We might never be interested in discussing the Saudi League if there was no Ronaldo, several former top European players who came later, also managed to increase the prestige of the Saudi League.
The next rumor about Ronaldo might be about his participation in the 2026 World Cup, which is still a big question mark until now.
Alejandro Garnacho is still very young, and I think he will choose to play in Europe, Chelsea is reportedly interested in recruiting him.