FACT CHECK: Elkan Baggott Joins Cristiano Ronaldo Al Nassr Club, Really?

Recently, news circulated claiming that Indonesian national team aboard player Elkan Baggott joined Critiano Ronaldo’s club, Al Nassr.

Unmitigated, the claim even stated that Elkan Baggott had been contracted until 2026 after his performance was highlighted by the Saudi Arabian media.

Elkan Baggott’s claim to join Al Nassr circulated through a video uploaded to the Garuda Jaya YouTube channel on June 28, 2023.

The Indonesian national team defender has reportedly been recruited by Cristiano Ronaldo’s club Al Nassr.

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“King Salman approves! Elkan Baggott officially joins the Saudi Arabian Club, Al-Nassr.” write the title of the video uploaded to the Garuda Jaya YouTube channel.

This certainly surprised football lovers because the latest news was that Elkan Baggott was undergoing training with Ipsich Town in preparation for the 2023-2024 Premier League season.

Elkan Baggott and Ipsich Town will undergo the second caste of British football, the Championship Division.

However, the Garuda Jaya YouTube channel even claims that Elkan Baggott and Al Nassr have reached an agreement to transfer the Saudi Arabian League.

“Indonesian national team player Elkan Baggott has reportedly reached an agreement to join the Saudi Arabian club, Al Nassr,” said Garuda Jaya’s narration.

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“The contract has been reviewed, the agreement has been reached for Elkan Baggott to join Al Nassr, everything has been agreed since last week,” added the narrator of the video.

“As well as the players, Baggott signed a contract until June 2026. He just has to undergo the medical team before being officially introduced by Al Nassr,” said the narrator.

“Elkan’s appearance was highlighted by the Arab media, he was called a potential future star player.” explained the narrator.

So is Elkan Baggott’s claim true that he has joined Cristiano Ronaldo Al Nassr’s club and has been approved by King Salman? details will be answered through explanations of fact checks and conclusions in this article

Fact Check Explanation

The video containing the claim that Elkan Baggott has joined Cristiano Ronaldo Al Nassr’s club and has been approved by King Salman was uploaded to the Garuda Jaya Youtube channel which was uploaded on June 29, 2023.

After conducting a search, the narrative that says Elkan Baggott joined the Saudi Arabian League Club Al Nassr is not true.

Elkan Baggott was linked with another club in the 2023 summer transfer market. However, the club is not Al Nassr but Tottenham Hotspur.

Even though Elkan Baggott, who was said to have followed Cristiano Ronaldo, joined Al Nassr. Until now there is no valid source that mentions Elkan Baggott there after being approved by King Salman.

Elkan Baggott is even rumored to have signed a contract until 2026. However, the fact is that Elkan Baggott is still focused on preparing Ipswich Town to play in the Championship Division.

It is certain that Baggott will still be Ipswich Town’s mainstay in the 2023-2024 season in the second caste competition of the Premier League.

Conclusion

Based on the fact check explanation above, Elkan Baggott’s claim to join Cristiano Ronaldo Al Nassr’s club and has been approved by King Salman is not true, aka a hoax.

The narrative about Elkan Baggott joining Al-Nassr as circulating is not true, aka hoax. Starting from the clickbait title used to the narrative from Garuda Jaya to profiting from the name of King Salman.

The fact is that Elkan Baggott is still focused on preparing for Ipswich Town to play in the Championship Division. He is also confirmed to remain a mainstay of Ipswich Town in the 2023-2024 season in the Premier League second caste competition.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the video uploaded by Garuda Jaya is not a true hoax. This video falls into the category of misleading content.

2023-07-01 01:57:00
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