‘Why not?’: Saudi Arabian football president believes Ronaldo can be convinced to join Saudi league

The president of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, Yasser Al-Misehal has shared his desire to see Cristiano Ronaldo move to the Saudi league in the near future.

The Portuguese megastar was already offered a staggering £2 million-a-week salary by Al Hilal over the summer but he wanted to play in Europe.

“We would love to see a player like Cristiano Ronaldo playing in the Saudi league,” Al-Misehal told The Athletic.

“It would bring a huge positive feedback and it would be big news for everyone. I’m sure everyone knows the achievements and records of Cristiano Ronaldo, but also as a player who is a great role model.

“I think, ‘Why not?’. I’m sure it would be a very expensive deal, of course, but we can see our clubs getting higher revenues in the past couple of years.

“We have already seen some big players who used to play in the Premier League come to the Saudi league.

“I like Cristiano Ronaldo as a player and I would like to see him play in Saudi Arabia.”