Cristiano Ronaldo will still have the chance to represent Portugal after new head coach Roberto Martinez left the door open for him to compete for the national side.
A move to Al Nassr for Ronaldo after the World Cup came after a turbulent period for the 37-year-old saw him released by Manchester United and then dropped by Fernando Santos during Portugal s campaign in Qatar.
Now in Saudi Arabia, it has not been clear whether the 196-cap forward s time on the international stage would end at the start of a new era under Martinez.
However, speaking at his unveiling on Monday, the former Belgium boss confirmed he will talk to Ronaldo, and other players, before making decisions on the squad.
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Real Madrid are eager to bolster their forward options, with a quality striker wanted to deputise for Karim Benzema.
Benzema, who is now 35-years-old, has battled injuries this season and played in 12 of their 20 LaLiga games.
Los Blancos have been regularly linked with Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe, while there have been reports of a big-money bid for Eintracht Frankfurt s Randal Kolo Muani in recent days.
Instead of signing another French forward though, there is a report that Madrid are eyeing up a Brazilian.
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Bordeaux president Frederic Longuepee has vowed to stay in his post and condemned the unacceptable disruption of Tuesday s Ligue 1 match against Nimes by angry supporters.
The fixture was halted for more than 25 minutes after a group of home fans stormed the field at the Matmut Atlantique stadium.
Bordeaux s ultras stepped up their protests against the club s American-based ownership group King Street, whose motivations they have questioned, by entering the pitch after 10 minutes.
The delay continued after the supporters left the playing area and waited behind the goal, insisting on the return of their confiscated banners calling out the owners, president Longuepee and director of commercial strategy Antony Thiodet.
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Gary Neville believes that Frenkie de Jong should consider legal action against Barcelona.
The Netherlands international is a target for Manchester United, who have reportedly agreed a fee with Barca for the former Ajax midfielder.
However, De Jong is supposedly keen to remain at Barca, while it has also been claimed the Spanish club owe the 25-year-old €20million in wages.
That is after De Jong deferred his wages in order to help Barca deal with their financial difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yet in spite of their financial issues, Barca have brought in a number of big-money signings this transfer window, including Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich and Raphinha from Leeds United.
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The Premier League continues this weekend with even more exceptionally exciting fixtures for the football fans to sink their teeth into. With the league now well past the halfway stage, every team will want to embark upon a positive run of results to forge their way up the table. With this in mind, Manchester City host Newcastle on Saturday.
Manchester City have been superb this season and they are looking almost unstoppable at the top. After 23 games they have won 20 times, drawn twice and lost once, scoring 67 goals and conceding 17 times. In their last five they have won three, drawn once and lost once, which has seen them onto 62 points for the season so far, 12 cle…