'The problem wasn't the money or principle': Al-Hilal president explains what stopped them from signing Ronaldo

Speaking about how they failed to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Man United in the summer, Al-Hilal president Fahad ben Nafel said: “Yes, we negotiated with Ronaldo. The problem was not in the money or the principle. 

“Al-Hilal is able to bring in the stars of the world, but it was in the decision of the Sports Arbitration Center that prevented us from registering the players.

“We did not stop negotiating with the players despite the decision to ban, but we were delaying entering the final stage of the negotiations until the ban was lifted.”

Ronaldo reportedly received a mega-offer and a multi-year contract from the Saudi club, which involved them offering wages of £105m per year. If we’re to believe Al-Hilal’s president, the deal didn’t happen due to their transfer ban..

The Portuguese forward has had a poor start to the new season with Man United, only scoring one goal in 8 games so far.

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