FIFA President Gianni Infantino had a idea in mind for superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup in the context that his team, Al Nassr, was not eligible to participate in this tournament.
The Saudi Pro League (Sud Arabia's national championship) has only one ticket from 32 participating teams and it belongs to Al Hilal, Al Nassr's arch-rival and champion of the 2023-2024 season.
In recent days, Saudi Arabia and Europe media have been constantly speculating about the future of CR7. Many ideas suggest that the 40 -year -old superstar should leave Al Nassr to join Al Hilal, from which to attend the FIFA Club World Cup, the last club -level tournament he has the opportunity to compare Messi. However, Ronaldo's representative completely rejected these rumors and said that CR7 negotiated to continue with Al Nassr even though the two sides had no official agreement. However, the idea of lending or joining to other teams is not happening.
At an event, when talking to famous YouTuber IShowSpeed, Infantino said Ronaldo could participate in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the US. This is a warm-up tournament for the 2026 World Cup also held in the US next summer.
"R Ronaldo could play for one of the FIFA Club World Cup sides, there are discussions on the issue.
If any team had borrowed Ronaldo to serve the FIFA Club World Cup campaign, who knows if that could have come true" - Infantino shared.
In October 2024, FIFA approved a special proposal, allowing a short-term transfer window this summer, from June 1 to 10. This is a player market exclusively for 32 teams participating in the FIFA Club World Cup so that they can select a player in time to serve the campaign in the US.
This is the time when Ronaldo can completely join a certain team to play at the FIFA Club World Cup on loan. After that, he returned to Al Nassr normally to prepare for the 2025-2026 season.
In recent days, rumors of Ronaldo's relationship with Al Hilal have caused CR7's image to seriously decline in the eyes of Al Nassr fans. If they commit to staying at Al Nassr and playing at the FIFA Club World Cup for a team other than Al Hilal, CR7 will not be blamed. Al Nassr fans always understand Ronaldo's desire to conquer, as long as he does not disappoint their trust.
