With Cristiano Ronaldo having spent some time at Real Madrid's training ground recently, Los Blancos boss Carlo Ancelotti has now insisted the free agent's potential mega-money move to Saudi Arabia would not be suitable for him.
It has been widely reported that the Portugal international has received a massive offer worth €200 million (R3.6 billion) a season from Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr following his exit from Manchester United last month.
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It was later claimed that Ronaldo had agreed to join Al Nassr but the veteran swiftly denied this after A Selecao's 2022 FIFA World Cup group match against Switzerland.
A second Saudi club, Al Hilal, are also reportedly willing to rival the aforementioned bid in order to acquire the 37-year-old's services.
In the interim, the marksman has been seen preparing himself for a move in January at Real's Valdebebas training ground, albeit training individually and away from the LaLiga club's current first team.
In an interview with Radio Anch'io Sport, Los Blancos boss Ancelotti touched on Ronaldo's future after being asked to weigh on the "greatest player of all time" debate following Lionel Messi's recent World Cup triumph with Argentina, and made it clear he believes a move to Saudi Arabia is not a good idea.
"This duel gave them both motivations. In these years, they have been the main architects of the world of football, playing great and scoring many goals," the Italian tactician said.
"Messi closes his career with the World Cup, Ronaldo closes it in a different way, but it was extraordinary anyway.
"Especially here, in Madrid, he will remain forever in the hearts of the fans.
"I don't know what he will do in the future, he still wants to compete at the highest level and I don't think the Arab world can be suitable for him in this sense".
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