Transitions are almost always signs of growth, but they can bring feelings of loss. To get somewhere new, we may have to leave somewhere else behind. Cristiano Ronaldo now has a new home in Riyadh as he is a football player representing Al Nassr football and playing in the Arab Pro league after dominating Europe for so long.
The deal was lucrative, bagging $200 million yearly and highest paid athlete in the world, would anyone say no to it? Cristiano obliged that and will be leaving his past glory behind after winning every possible trophy possible.
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The European stage is firing like as always, still, there are players dreaming about playing in Europe and the Champions League, whereas the fans will have to miss their superstar Portuguese.
Shifting to the Middle East Proved to be a costly move for the legend and we will break out every worst-case scenario for the five times Ballon D’or winner.
No More Ballon D’or
Such a judgment could be extremely harsh, but it is what it is. No player has ever won the Ballon d’Or while playing outside of Europe, and players from Asian clubs have never finished in the top three.
Five years ago today, Cristiano Ronaldo won Ballon d'Or number five 🖐 pic.twitter.com/x17kt19RVZ
— GOAL (@goal) December 7, 2020
It is almost certain that five will be the number of instances the Portuguese win the Ballon d’Or.
European Football goes begging
After playing such high-intensity football across Europe for an extended period of time, this is the omission that will haunt him the most. Now, he will have to adapt his game to a new continent, where competition and the mentality of winning a hard-fought victory will be a major concern.
I’m gonna explain why Ronaldo is still the Goat even with Messi WC:
-He won 3 UCL’s in a row, which is the hardest league with the hardest teams
-Beat France(favorites) and won the Euro with Portugal(trophyless nation)
-2008 won the ballon d’or,PL and UCL in one year pic.twitter.com/PBmA24ALrQ— Lucas 🇧🇷 ˢᵉᵖ (@lucsssx) December 30, 2022
Unless Ronaldo has a very magical touch left in his boot, he will experience a significant decline in performance relative to his current abilities.
The national team is not a certainty anymore
Ronaldo was benched twice during the World Cup, including the quarterfinal loss to Morocco, and now playing for an Arab club will hinder his development to get back into the XI significantly.
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The competition in the Arab Pro League is not as intense as it is in Europe, which will undoubtedly have a negative effect on Cristiano’s skills. His connection with his teammates will also be evaluated upon his return to Portugal, but everything points to a negative indication.
Ronaldo has signed the contract and is now officially a part of Al Nassr, but he may have compromised with football and accepted whatever comes next in order to seal the deal. Suddenly this is all too hard but at least he never stopped building the wall, his wall!
