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Cristiano Ronaldo has been officially announced by Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-year contract.
The Portugal captain joins the Riyadh side on a free transfer, having left Manchester United last month. Al Nassr confirmed the transfer on Friday evening, with Ronaldo paraded in the team’s colours for the first time in the Saudi capital.
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo is on the verge of signing for Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-year deal, according to various reports emerging on Friday evening.
Outlets in both Saudi Arabia and Europe claim Ronaldo will sign for a reported $200m annual salary, including multiple bonuses and commercial deals. While not official, there is an expectation Ronaldo will be announced by Al Nassr this weekend.
Atletico Madrid 2-0 Elche
João Félix was the star of the show as Atletico Madrid beat Elche 2-0 on Thursday, amid growing speculation over the Portuguese international’s future.
After a goalless first half and both sides being reduced to 10 men, Félix finally gave Atletico the lead at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. The strike means the former Benfica man has now scored in four of his last five matches for Los Rojiblancos in all competitions.
Julen Lopetegui won his first Premier League game as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day. A dramatic last-gasp winner from substitute Aït Nouri saw Wolves beat Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park, but a brilliant first-half goal involving João Moutinho and Daniel Podence was the take-way piece of quality from the encounter.
Lopetegui was named full-time successor to Bruno Lage at Molineux in November, shortly before the Premier League paused for the World Cup in Qatar to take centre stage. The English top flight resumed on Monday, with Lopetegui naming five Portuguese in his debut line-up.
João Félix is widely known to be available for transfer by Atletico Madrid this winter. The Spanish team understood to have decided a move for the Portuguese forward is best for all parties, following a complicated three-and-a-half years at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
However, having initially placed a €100m price tag on Félix, Atletico are now believed to be willing to accept a short-term loan for the rest of the season. A six-month deal would be costly, but could attract clubs, especially from England, to take a chance on the 23-year-old for the remainder of the campaign.
