Two world stars reject Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi Arabia

In the space of a few days, the very rich sheikhs of the Saudi Pro League received two ‘no’ very heavy no’s. The first from Raphinha, as confirmed by the Barcelona star herself: “They informed me of an ’offer from Saudi Arabia: honestly I think if it had come last year I would have accepted. I was struggling mentally, and it was life-changing money for my family. Now my mind is not focused on money, but on dreams”.

The’other star the sheikhs have tried to land is Leroy Sané but the champion has sent the offer back to sender. The jewel is negotiating a contract renewal with Bayern Munich.

The Bavarian club would be well willing to keep him and has offered him a contract until 2028 but at a lower figure than the current one. Despite this, the’former Manchester City man could put his signature on the new deal: he is fine in Germany.