Former Man Utd team-mate Wes Brown has revealed how Cristiano Ronaldo will feel about a potential return to Old Trafford in the near future.<\/p>\n
The Portugal international has reportedly gone on strike at Al-Nassr over\u00a0Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) seeming to favour one Saudi Arabian side over another.<\/p>\n
Al-Nassr have signed just\u00a021-year-old Iraqi centre-back Hayer Abdulkareem so far this winter, while Al-Hilal have been making big signings like the addition of Karim Benzema from Al-Ittihad.<\/p>\n
Explaining the issue on Monday, journalist Ben Jacobs told talkSPORT<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cCristiano Ronaldo<\/a> is upset with the PIF strategy in particular.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd made a statement by not making himself available for Al Nassr\u2019s win over Al Riyadh earlier.<\/p>\n \u201cNow some in Saudi allege that Ronaldo didn\u2019t want Karim Benzema, former teammate, to go to Al Hilal.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Predicting the 2026\/27 starting XIs of the Big Six: who signs Anderson and are Gyokeres, Isak dropped?<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAnd instead felt it would be better for Saudi football for him to stay at Al Ittihad, or even join Al Nassr.<\/p>\n \u201cOthers say that this is a problem about central funding and how it is allocated specifically.<\/p>\n \u201cSo Ronaldo\u2019s point, and Al Nassr\u2019s fans have been protesting as well, is why Al Hilal were given so much money to spent before the Club World Cup when Al Nassr\u2019s portion of the pie was a little bit smaller.<\/p>\n \u201cBut what\u2019s interesting, is whether it\u2019s Benzema specific, or whether there is a broader disagreement over strategy and ultimately funding, Ronaldo hasn\u2019t been backed.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s expected to be fined, he\u2019s likely to be punished for not making himself available for selection.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE MANCHESTER UNITED COVERAGE ON F365\u2026
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