Cristiano Ronaldo wants to play in the 2026 World Cup with Portugal before retiring from sport at the start of 2027. This was assured by a Saudi journalist on Monday.
Arriving in January 2023 in Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo likes it there and intends to stay there for a few more years. Engaged with the Al-Nassr club until June 2025, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner would have a precise plan for the end of his career. According to Ali Al-Harbi, “CR7” would like to stop definitively at the start of 2027, not without having participated in a final World Cup with Portugal in 2026.
The Saudi journalist posted a message this Monday on social networks to reveal his information. Currently aged thirty-eight, Cristiano Ronaldo will therefore be forty when his current contract ends. Thus, it is two months before celebrating his forty-two years that he would like to retire. Al-Harbi assured that “ Cristiano Ronaldo informed the management of the Saudi club Al-Nassr, before joining the Portuguese selection, that he wishes to renew his contract until the beginning of 2027.“
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كريستيانو رونالدو أبلغ إدارة نادي #النصر السعودي قبل سفره إلى مُعسكر المُنتخب البرتُغالي بأنهُ يرغب بتجديد عقده إلى بداية عام 2027م « كريستيانو يُريد أن يلعب كأس العالم 2026م وهو ل ” pic.twitter.com/8XxijdsMBk
— علي الحربي (@alharbi_44) October 9, 2023
Still here in three years?
And to continue: “ Cristiano wants to play in the 2026 World Cup while remaining an Al-Nassr player and then he will announce his retirement from sports. » Fans of the former Manchester United player now know how long they will be able to see their idol play. It remains to be seen whether Al-Nassr will renew the Portuguese’s contract, and whether the Seleçao will call on him again in three years.
