Before committing to Al-Nassr, did Cristiano Ronaldo secretly dream of signing for Real Madrid?

But was the Saudi club the Portuguese’s first choice? Not really, according to our colleagues from Marca. According to the Madrid sports media, the 37-year-old striker, who was training in the Spanish capital after the World Cup, was secretly waiting for a call from Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid. Rumors ran more since the son of the 2016 European champion was also returning to the youth teams of the Spanish club.

‘Finish with dignity at a good club’: Cristiano Ronaldo comments resurface after signing for Al-Nassr

But the call never came and Ronaldo will not return to where he won it all, four and a half years after leaving. Carlo Ancelotti also declared that he was not expecting any arrival this winter and CR7’s relationship with his former teammates would just be “cordial”.