With Cristiano Ronaldo having just been made captain, an Al Nassr player has revealed his feelings regarding their new arrival being given the armband.
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At the beginning of the year, the Portuguese marksman completed a highly lucrative move to Saudi Pro League table-toppers Al Nassr. The 38-year-old has signed a two-year deal in the Middle East, where he will be earning £173 million (R3.6 billion) annually, the biggest football contract of all-time.
Immediately upon his arrival in Riyadh, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was given the captaincy, succeeding veteran defender Abdullah Madu as the man with the armband. While many may have anticipated a possible fallout in the squad, star attacker Jaloliddin Masharipov has revealed that nobody had an issue with Ronaldo becoming skipper.
"It'd be a little strange if the rest of the players are captaining Ronaldo," the Uzbekistan international told Sports.ru.
“Our former captain willingly handed over the armband [to Cristiano Ronaldo] without any problems. I think this is the best solution. It cannot be otherwise."
While the Knights of Najd have brought a football icon to their club, it has not been the best of starts to his life in Saudi Arabia as his side have only won a single game in the three matches he has led the team out in.
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In Al Nassr’s latest draw against Al-Fateh, Ronaldo did however open his account for the Saudi outfit as his late penalty salvaged a point for the log leaders.
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