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It has been three months since Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr and his impact is a point of discussion among fans. Despite struggling in the starting few games for the Saudi Arabian club, Ronaldo seems to be back in form. There is a lot of buzz around the value Al Nassr is getting from the Portuguese star.

When Ronaldo joined Al Nassr, he was coming off of a public feud with Manchester United. Erik ten Hag and other United Players were on his crosshair during the Piers Morgan interview. Against Al-Ittihad he missed a few opportunities and saw his team lose an important game. Although in a few matches, he came back to his form and won many matches for the club in February and March.

There are mixed opinions about Ronaldo’s performances so far. An Al-Hilal legend recently addressed this angle while talking about how teams feel about facing Ronaldo.

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Former Al-Hilal star says Cristiano Ronaldo poses no threat

In a recent talk with Infos Sport, former Al Hilal defender Ibrahim Al-Jawid talked about how Hilal’s players aren’t overwhelmed anymore about facing the Portuguese star. The statement came mere hours before a matchup between Al Hilal and Al Nassr.

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In his statement, Al-Jawid said, “He is a goalscorer and is capable of scoring at any time. But, in more than one match, he didn’t score and was not at the level expected of him, I don’t think he poses a threat to Al-Hilal players who are used to playing against international players, clubs and teams, and about two months ago they played against European champions Real Madrid and before that they faced Messi.”

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Al Hilal faced Real Madrid in FIFA Club World Cup final which they lost 3-5. Another major accolade for Saudi Arabia is the win they got against eventual cup winner Argentina in the kick-off of the Qatar World Cup. The statement also came about a week after Hilal offered a monstrous offer to Lionel Messi.

438 million USD offer for Lionel Messi

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About a week back, Al-Hilal shocked the world as they offered the most expensive contract ever of 438 million USD a session to Lionel Messi. Although nothing fruitful came out of the offer. According to Fabrizio Romano, Lionel Messi’s absolute priority at this point is to continue to stay in Europe.

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He also reported that Barcelona is waiting on FFP to send the bid and formally open talks. Do you think Lionel Messi will be coming back to Barcelona? Or will he join some other team? Drop your prediction in the comments below.

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