Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo revealed his future in football, stressing that he is still able to help the Portuguese national team despite reaching the age of 39, during a press conference held before facing Croatia on Thursday in the first round of the first group of the European Nations League.
“When the time comes, I will move on to something else. It will not be difficult to make this decision regarding his retirement from playing,” Cristiano Ronaldo said.
“If I feel I no longer have anything to offer, I will be the first to leave,” added the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus star, who has been playing for Saudi club Al-Nassr for nearly two years, citing the example of his lifelong companion Pepe, “who left through the big door” after announcing his retirement in August at the age of 41.
A few days ago, the Portuguese star seemed to be quite decisive regarding the team he would end his legendary professional career with, saying that Al-Nassr might be his last team, while acknowledging that he does not know when he will make the decision to hang up his boots.
“I don’t know if I will end my career soon or in two or three years, but it is likely to happen with Al-Nassr, in a team that makes me happy, where I am in a good position, where I have a good feeling, whether in the country or the league,” Cristiano Ronaldo told Portuguese channel NOW.
Despite his advancing age, the five-time world player of the year has not lost any of his scoring instinct, scoring a total of 68 goals in 74 matches he played with the Saudi club in all competitions, including the Arab Club Champions Cup, which gave him his only title so far with Al-Nassr in the summer of 2023 when he scored a brace in a 2-1 extra-time win over arch-rivals Al-Hilal.
In the interview, Ronaldo touched on his career with the Portuguese national team, saying, “When I decide to leave the national team, I will not tell anyone. It will be a spontaneous decision on my part,” adding, “What I want now is to be able to help the national team.”
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