Cristiano Ronaldo has the chance to move to Saudi Arabia for a huge amount of money (Picture: Getty Images)
Rudi Garcia, the manager of Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr, believes he could get the best out of Cristiano Ronaldo, while also explaining how close he came to joining Manchester United himself last year.
Ronaldo is without a club after leaving Manchester United and has been linked with a move to Al Nassr after an absolutely incredible offer was reportedly made.
The Portuguese superstar has since denied that he has agreed a move to Saudi Arabia, but until he signs for a club, rumours will persist, especially with a deal worth over £400m on the table.
Garcia has certainly not squashed the possibility that the 37-year-old could join him at Al Nassr, with the manager saying he would love to work with the forward.
He also talked himself up as a coach, saying he came close to replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford last year, while he has experience at getting the best out of ageing superstars, having manager Francesco Totti at Rpma.
‘I think that any coach would be delighted to train a great star like Cristiano and already in November 2021 I was very close to going to United,’ Garcia told Spanish publication AS.
‘“’They chose Ralf Rangnick, but I met twice with John Murtough and Darren Fletcher.
Rudi Garcia made his name in France but moved to Al Nassr in June 2022 (Picture: Getty Images)
‘I came very close to coaching this club and was very motivated to go, who wouldn’t be motivated to coach United? Any coach. United’s simple interest has allowed me to be sure of my ambitions in the future.
‘I have always thought that the great players are the easiest to manage because they are very intelligent, I verified this with Francesco Totti at Roma.’
Asked whether he had verbally agreed a move to Al Nassr, Ronaldo said last week: ‘No, that’s not true — not true.’
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‘I was very close to going to United.’
