<p>Portuguese football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo is likely calling time on his stay at Al-Nassr, the Saudi Pro League club he had joined in 2023.</p><p>"This chapter is over," Ronaldo said in a post on social media platform Instagram after the 2024-25 Saudi Pro League season concluded.</p> .<p>"The story? Still being written," he added, indicating he will still continue as a professional footballer.</p><p>Ronaldo left Manchester United in 2022 and joined the Saudi club, bringing worldwide media attention to football in Saudi Arabia.</p><p>He has scored 74 goals in his 77 appearances for the side.</p><p>Recently there were rumours that CR7 was on his way to Morocco's Wydad Casablanca on a transfer from Al-Nassr.</p><p>However, they are not in talks for the deal, news agency <em>Reuters</em> has confirmed.</p><p>Spanish outlet Marca reported that Wydad were hoping to sign five-times Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo to lead their attack at the Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States and starts next month.</p><p>"It was just a friendly talk between Wydad's president and an agent close to Ronaldo, without going beyond informal discussions," a source told <em>Reuters</em>.</p><p>In other news, Ronaldo topped Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes for the third consecutive year and the fifth time in his career.</p> <p><em>With Reuters inputs</em></p>
<p>Portuguese football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo is likely calling time on his stay at Al-Nassr, the Saudi Pro League club he had joined in 2023.</p><p>"This chapter is over," Ronaldo said in a post on social media platform Instagram after the 2024-25 Saudi Pro League season concluded.</p> .<p>"The story? Still being written," he added, indicating he will still continue as a professional footballer.</p><p>Ronaldo left Manchester United in 2022 and joined the Saudi club, bringing worldwide media attention to football in Saudi Arabia.</p><p>He has scored 74 goals in his 77 appearances for the side.</p><p>Recently there were rumours that CR7 was on his way to Morocco's Wydad Casablanca on a transfer from Al-Nassr.</p><p>However, they are not in talks for the deal, news agency <em>Reuters</em> has confirmed.</p><p>Spanish outlet Marca reported that Wydad were hoping to sign five-times Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo to lead their attack at the Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States and starts next month.</p><p>"It was just a friendly talk between Wydad's president and an agent close to Ronaldo, without going beyond informal discussions," a source told <em>Reuters</em>.</p><p>In other news, Ronaldo topped Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes for the third consecutive year and the fifth time in his career.</p> <p><em>With Reuters inputs</em></p>
