Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken out about potentially playing in this summer’s Club World Cup.
Ronaldo, 40, currently plays for Al-Nassr who have not qualified for the tournament, but he has been linked with a transfer away to join a club that is participating.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino only fuelled speculation when he told YouTuber iShowSpeed last month that talks were ongoing about Ronaldo featuring in the newly-expanded competition.
Ahead of playing in Sunday’s Nations League final for Portugal against Spain, Ronaldo has now revealed that he does not expect to play at the Club World Cup.
‘It’s almost decided that I will not take part at the FIFA Club World Cup despite receiving many invitations and proposals,’ Ronaldo told reporters.
‘There have been talks, contacts… but you have to think about short, medium and long term.’
Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he is unlikely to play at the Club World Cup
Ronaldo’s statement comes less than two weeks after he appeared to signal that his time at Al-Nassr could be coming to an end when he put out a cryptic social media post following their final game of the season.
The X post read: ‘This chapter is over. The story? Still being written. Grateful to all.’
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