Al Nassr wants to offer a new passer to CR7: an unexpected target

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By: Manu Tournoux

While the summer transfer window is in full swing, Al Nassr continues to draw the contours of a workforce entirely turned towards a goal: to maximize the yield of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Saudi club wants to place players around its star capable of putting it in the best conditions around its star, and a new target has been appointed to embody this role of offensive facilitator. A creative, experienced profile, used to large European posters.

According to several concordant sources, Christian Pulisic is now the number one priority in Al Nassr. The American international, currently at AC Milan, is considered an winger capable of fueling CR7 in balloons, thanks to his quality of percussion and his vision of the game. At 26, the former Chelsea player seems to reach his maturity, and his name insistently circulates in the offices of the Saudi club. An offer would be in preparation, and some even mention an attempt to include Aymeric Laporte in the transaction to lower the price.

A perfect profile to serve Ronaldo

The arrival of a player like Pulisic would be consistent with the strategy implemented around Ronaldo. The American, renowned for his activity on the wing and his ability to find spaces, could become the ideal relay for the Portuguese star in the last thirty meters. Al Nassr, already provided with offensive elements like Sadio Mané or Talisca, wants to bet on complementarity and offer Ronaldo a reliable and creative launch ramp.

There remains a major unknown: the will of the player. Pulisic has not yet given a clear sign of opening to a departure to the Saudi Pro League. He comes out of an encouraging season with Milan, and a departure from European football could represent a premature choice. But financial attractiveness, and above all the possibility of evolving alongside a monument like Ronaldo, could weigh heavy in the scale.

Objective: maximum efficiency for CR7

For Al Nassr, this type of reinforcement corresponds to a simple logic: to extend the efficiency of Ronaldo by building a team at its service. And in this configuration, each signature is designed to amplify the impact of number 7 in the field. If the operation materializes, Pulisic would not come as an isolated star, but as the new lieutenant of war of a CR7 still hungry.