Ronaldo's 'Great Turnaround' After Rumors Of Transfer To Europe, 'Unprecedented' Strike Ends... All-time Shooting Incident → Conflict Ends

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The conflict between Cristiano Ronaldo (41, Al Nasr) and the Saudi Arabian Professional League (SPL), which was heading for catastrophe, has ended. Ronaldo, who had been absent by shooting at the club and SPL, finally returned to the ground.

"Ronaldo has decided to stop boycotting the Al Nasr game," sports media ESPN reported on the 10th (Korea Standard Time), adding, "Ronaldo, who was excluded from the list of matches with Al Etihad following the match against Aliyadh, will return to the team from the upcoming match against Al Fate."

Ronaldo previously declared that he planned to boycott the game if he did not hear a definite answer from the Saudi National Fund (PIF) about the change of Al-Nasr's management.

Ronaldo's recent transfer policy is the reason why he is so strongly horned. Ronaldo has been bitterly unhappy with his silence, while rival Al Hilal has bolstered his strength with the signing of Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema in the winter transfer window. In response, Ronaldo expressed disappointment with PIF's intervention in the transfer market and how the club was operated, and made a super-strong decision to refuse to play.

As the situation worsened, the Saudi professional league went all-out with Ronaldo. The league said in an official statement, "The Saudi professional league is operated independently by all clubs under the same rules," adding, "Each club has its own board, management and football leadership." "Decisions on recruitment, spending and strategy are made by the club within the financial framework," he announced.

"No matter how important the players are, they cannot make decisions beyond their teams," SPL said. "Al-Nasr has already spent a huge budget last summer recruiting Joao Felix and Kingsley Comang."

However, in the end, the conflict was settled as the PIF accepted Ronaldo's key demands. According to ESPN, Ronaldo agreed to return to the team after confirming that PIF immediately paid Al Nasr's unpaid wages and restored management autonomy at the head of the club. As a result, sports director Simang Coutinho and CEO José Semedo, whose duties were suspended by the PIF, will regain their work rights.

Despite the captain's departure and the chaotic atmosphere in which even the head coach, Jorge Jesús, refused to engage in mandatory media activities, Al-Nasr fans continued to support him. "In the 7th minute of the first half of the RT Hard match, home fans who filled Al-Awal Park expressed their solidarity by lifting yellow signs with Ronaldo's name and number 7," the British 'Mirror' said.

Despite Ronaldo's absence, Al-Nasr won 2-0 thanks to consecutive goals from Sadio Mane and Angelo Gabriel, and remained firmly in second place in the league, chasing leader Al-Hilal by one point.

Ronaldo, who left Manchester United in the English Premier League (EPL) to join Al Nasr in December 2022, is receiving astronomical treatment worth 164 million pounds (about 327 billion won) in basic salary alone. He has played 22 games this season, scoring 18 goals and three assists, playing a key role in the team.

Rumors of Ronaldo's return to Europe, which have been spotlighted for days due to the decision to return, are expected to calm down for now. Al-Nasr is scheduled to play the Asian Champions League Two (ACL2) against Arcadark on the 11th before the league game on the 15th.

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