{"id":420852,"date":"2026-01-20T06:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/420852\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T06:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T06:27:08","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-gets-upsetting-update-over-potential-signings-at-al-nassr-from-coach-jorge-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/420852\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo gets upsetting update over potential signings at Al Nassr from coach Jorge Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> began 2026 with Al Nassr far from the level the club displayed at the start of the 2025\u201326 season, raising questions about whether reinforcements could arrive to stabilize the squad. However, head coach Jorge Jesus<\/a> delivered a discouraging update regarding the club\u2019s ability to make signings during the winter transfer window.<\/p>\n

After opening the campaign with the best start in Saudi Pro League history, winning 10 straight matches and sitting atop the table<\/a>, Al Nassr have seen a sharp decline in form. Despite Ronaldo scoring in two of the team\u2019s first three matches of the new year, the club suffered three consecutive defeats. That drop-off, combined with key absences due to injuries and international duty, fueled speculation about potential roster upgrades.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a postgame press conference following the win over Al Shabab, Jorge Jesus addressed the club\u2019s transfer situation directly: \u201cI spoke about the winter period. We don\u2019t have any openings for foreign players, and the financial situation at Al Nassr is not good and doesn\u2019t allow it. I hope that one or two, maybe three players can join us.\u201c<\/p>\n

In recent days, a video of Jesus went viral after he was asked whether Al Nassr<\/a> could sign Abdullah Al Hamdan from Al Hilal. The Portuguese coach responded jokingly that there was \u201cno money\u201d for such a move, but his latest comments suggest that remark may have carried more truth than humor.<\/p>\n

Al Nassr are expected to receive some reinforcements from within the squad with defender Mohamed Simakan recently returning from injury and featuring against Al Hilal, while Sadio Man\u00e9 is set to rejoin the team after lifting the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal. With Man\u00e9 expected back for the January 26 clash against Al Taawoun, Ronaldo will soon have key pieces available as the club looks to reverse its recent struggles.<\/p>\n

A U-turn on the future of an Al Nassr player <\/p>\n

As Jesus noted, Al Nassr currently have all 10 foreign-player slots filled, leaving no room for additional signings. The club appeared close to freeing up one of those spots, but an unexpected turn of events forced a reversal in plans.<\/p>\n

Al Nassr had reached an agreement with Serie A side Genoa on a six-month loan for Brazilian goalkeeper Bento. Having lost his starting role and appearing in just one league match over the first 15 fixtures, the goalkeeper, recently called up to Brazil\u2019s national team by Carlo Ancelotti, was seeking regular playing time elsewhere.<\/p>\n

However, during the match against Al Hilal, starting goalkeeper Nawaf Al Aqidi was sent off after striking R\u00faben Neves while attempting to collect the ball following a penalty. The incident drew criticism from Jesus and left the team short-handed in goal. With Al Aqidi suspended, Fabrizio Romano reported that Al Nassr informed Genoa the Bento deal was off, allowing the Brazilian to return to the lineup in the 3-2 win over Al Shabab and potentially reclaim his place in Ronaldo\u2019s side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo began 2026 with Al Nassr far from the level the club displayed at the start of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420853,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[96047,49,48,3635,176376,561,82],"class_list":["post-420852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-al-nassr","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-jorge-jesus","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}