{"id":134597,"date":"2025-05-27T00:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T00:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/134597\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T00:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T00:46:12","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-drops-major-hint-over-his-future-with-cryptic-post-after-losing-his-final-match-of-the-season-with-al-nassr-just-days-after-gianni-infantinos-club-world-cup-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/134597\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo drops major hint over his future with cryptic post after losing his final match of the season with Al-Nassr &#8211; just days after Gianni Infantino&#8217;s Club World Cup claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to indicate that his time at Al-Nassr could be up\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Ronaldo, 40, appeared to hint that his future may lie elsewhere<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>LISTEN NOW:\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Is Ruben Amorim too honest?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-604\/zac-campbell.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZAC CAMPBELL<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  16:50 EDT, 26 May 2025   |  Updated:  19:31 EDT, 26 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cristianoronaldo\/index.html\" id=\"mol-181ed810-3a73-11f0-8d8b-a14387188765\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> has appeared to indicate that his time as an <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/al-nassr\/index.html\" id=\"mol-181a1d20-3a73-11f0-8d8b-a14387188765\" rel=\"noopener\">Al-Nassr<\/a> player could be up in a cryptic social media post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Posting to his account on X, formerly <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/twitter\/index.html\" id=\"mol-180dc110-3a73-11f0-8d8b-a14387188765\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, he wrote: &#8216;This chapter is over. The story? Still being written. Grateful to all.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His side lost 3-2 to Al-Fateh in their final game of the season despite holding a 2-1 lead with 10 minutes to go with Ronaldo himself having opened the scoring, which was his 800th goal in club football.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">With Al-Nassr finishing third in the Saudi Pro League behind Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal, Ronaldo, 40, appeared to hint that his future may lie elsewhere.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He joined the Saudi side at the start of 2023 after his second spell at <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-e69f3950-3a73-11f0-8d8b-a14387188765\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a>\u00a0saw him exiled from the squad following a public fallout with <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/erik-ten-hag\/index.html\" id=\"mol-70e81180-3a7f-11f0-a7e0-ed5044e0d84a\" rel=\"noopener\">Erik ten Hag<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While he has finished as the top goalscorer in Saudi Arabia in each of the past two league campaigns &#8211; scoring 24 goals this term &#8211; his team have failed to win silverware.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ca86524437b06639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98770025-14751563-Cristiano_Ronaldo_has_appeared_to_indicate_that_his_time_as_an_A-m-62_174829790957.jpeg\" height=\"547\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to indicate that his time as an Al-Nassr player could be up\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to indicate that his time as an Al-Nassr player could be up<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-6ab52a9ff1aad002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98770387-14751563-image-m-24_1748293620048.jpg\" height=\"818\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Ronaldo appeared to hint that his future may lie elsewhere after their final game of the season\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ronaldo appeared to hint that his future may lie elsewhere after their final game of the season<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5fff6b3e9d1380c0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98770501-14751563-He_posted_a_cryptic_statement_to_his_account_on_X_formerly_Twitt-a-61_174829782162.jpeg\" height=\"320\" width=\"634\" alt=\"He posted a cryptic statement to his account on X, formerly Twitter\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">He posted a cryptic statement to his account on X, formerly Twitter<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It comes just two days after\u00a0FIFA president Gianni Infantino boldly <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14745715\/FIFA-Gianni-Infantino-Cristiano-Ronaldo-play-Club-World-Cup.html\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed Ronaldo could play at the Club World Cup<\/a> this summer &#8211; despite his team not qualifying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Al-Nassr missed out on the newly expanded 32-team tournament, with Al Hilal the only Saudi outfit set to compete in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Infantino raised eyebrows by suggesting Ronaldo could still feature at the showpiece and revealing &#8216;discussions&#8217; have taken place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking in a surprise interview appearance alongside streamer IShowSpeed, Infantino said: &#8216;Ronaldo might play for one of the teams as well at the Club World Cup. There are discussions.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Pushed on whether Ronaldo would play in the competition, Infantino doubled down, responding: &#8216;Yeah, Cristiano Ronaldo might play in the Club World Cup, yeah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;There are discussions with some clubs, so if any club is watching and is interested in hiring Ronaldo for the Club World Cup\u2026 who knows, who knows.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ronaldo&#8217;s contract with Al-Nassr is set to run down this summer but reports have suggested he is close to agreeing to fresh terms to stay in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6378611\/2025\/05\/23\/cristiano-ronaldo-club-world-cup\/\">The Athletic<\/a>, the superstar&#8217;s representatives have expressed their unhappiness with Infantino&#8217;s comments on his future.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a669cd57cd90008e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98770557-14751563-image-a-29_1748294034461.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"It comes just two days after FIFA president Gianni Infantino boldly claimed Ronaldo could play at the Club World Cup this summer\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">It comes just two days after FIFA president Gianni Infantino boldly claimed Ronaldo could play at the Club World Cup this summer<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/teamsheet\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TS_636_Desktop_Promo_Slim.png\" width=\"636px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Spanish publication Marca recently reported that an unnamed Brazilian club had tabled an offer to Ronaldo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Botafogo are one of four Brazilian sides to have qualified for the Club World Cup, and their coach Renato Paiva appeared open to the swoop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He told reporters:\u00a0&#8216;Christmas is only in December. But if he came, you can&#8217;t say no to a star like that. I don&#8217;t know anything &#8211; I&#8217;m just answering the question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But, as I said, coaches always want the best. Ronaldo, even at his age, is still a goal-scoring machine. In a team that creates chance after chance, he would be good.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Cristiano Ronaldo drops major hint over his future with cryptic post after losing his final match of the season with Al-Nassr &#8211; just days after Gianni Infantino&#8217;s Club World Cup claim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo has appeared to indicate that his time at Al-Nassr could be up\u00a0 Ronaldo, 40, appeared to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[17709,36078,4116,92,94,93,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-134597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-al-nassr","9":"tag-club-world-cup","10":"tag-cristiano-ronaldo","11":"tag-dailymail","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-sport","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114577040101980567","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}