Home Football OFFICIAL: Ronaldo Will Not Join Leverkusen – Ronaldo wants to play at the World Cup 2026 while playing for Al Nassr and then retire

OFFICIAL: Ronaldo Will Not Join Leverkusen – Ronaldo wants to play at the World Cup 2026 while playing for Al Nassr and then retire

Football — 05/12/2024

According to Saudi Arabian media, the information that Bayer Leverkusen contacted to recruit superstar Cristiano Ronaldo from Al Nassr Club is untrue.

Ronaldo did not join Leverkusen

When he left MU in November 2021 and moved to the Saudi Pro League to play, it seemed that Ronaldo’s career in Europe was over. However, this is not necessarily true. Ronaldo currently shines brightly in the Al Nassr shirt. In the current season, he scored 42 goals in 41 matches in all competitions.

The 39-year-old player’s continuous shooting has attracted the attention of the team with the highest performance in Europe. According to journalist Alhazza Mutab, Ronaldo is of interest to Bayer Leverkusen.  The new Bundesliga champions are said to want to sign the five-time Golden Ball winner this summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo 'happy' in Saudi Arabia, wants other top players to join him

Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso was also CR7’s teammate at Real Madrid, so he understands the Portuguese star’s talent very well.

However, according to Saudi Arabian media, the information that Bayer Leverkusen contacted to recruit superstar Cristiano Ronaldo from Al Nassr Club is untrue. The Portuguese captain is still committed to his current contract with Al Nassr.

Ronaldo is having a happy time at Al Nassr

In addition, CR7’s high salary will be a big barrier for the German club. On his personal Twitter page, journalist Al-Harbi said: “Ronaldo has informed the Al Nassr board of directors that he wants to extend his contract until early 2027. Besides, Cristiano Ronaldo also wants to play at the World Cup 2026 while playing for Al Nassr and then he will announce his retirement from football.”

Leverkusen is experiencing an extremely successful season. They won the Bundesliga to end 11 consecutive years of the tournament being dominated by Bayern Munich. Not only that, coach Alonso’s team is also present in the Europa League final, after defeating AS Roma with a total score of 4-2 in the semi-finals.

The 2023/24 season also saw Leverkusen set an “unprecedented” record. Specifically, they still do not know the smell of defeat in all competitions with a series of 49 consecutive unbeaten matches, surpassing Benfica’s record of 48 consecutive unbeaten matches in 1965.