Rudi Garcia, while addressing the press after Ronaldo arrived in Saudi Arabia jokingly said he wanted to bring Argentina captain, Lionel Messi to Doha
By Kehinde Okeowo
Al Nassr boss and Cristiano Ronaldo’s new coach, Rudi Garcia may soon incur the Portuguese’s wrath after his comment on Argentina captain, Lionel Messi.
According to Metro, the French tactician risked getting off on the wrong note with the Portugal captain after jokingly saying he preferred signing Messi ahead of the Portuguese.
Ronaldo, who is now awaiting his medicals after signing a two-year contract, is expected to take the Saudi Pro League by storm.
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However, Rudi Garcia may be playing with fire making such comments before the arrival of the 37-year-old football icon, given his temperament and the rivalry between the duo.
Garcia, while addressing the press after Ronaldo’s arrival said: “First I wanted to bring Messi from Doha. I tried to bring Messi directly from Doha.”
The former Real Madrid star may well not be bothered by the comment but it is obvious that he does not accept being placed as the second option.
The two-year contract with Al Nassr is expected to make Ronaldo the highest-paid player ever, earning around £173m-per-year.
CBS Sports reports that of this total salary, £62m will be for playing football, whilst the remaining £111m will be paid for commercial deals and image rights.
