Al Nassr Luiz Gustavo reckons Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence at the club gives a great advantage to the group. Gustavo feels Ronaldo’s presence also motivates the opposition to play at their best.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo moved to Al Nassr from Manchester United as a free agent. The Portuguese earns a whopping £173 million a year in Saudi Arabia, which makes him the highest-paid footballer in the world.
However, Ronaldo couldn’t score for Al-Aalami in the first two matches but finally, he was able to find the back of the net in the match against Al-Fateh on Friday, February 3. The striker scored from the penalty spot and helped his team share the spoils.
Luiz Gustavo said via RT Arabic, “Certainly the presence of Ronaldo makes matches more difficult for us as all teams seek to participate against him in the best possible way, and he gives motivation to everyone.”
“His presence at Al-Nassr gives a great advantage to the group because we learn from him every day, given the great capabilities he possesses, both technically and physically.”
Former Bayern Munich player feels Ronaldo has taken the pressure off his shoulders by scoring his maiden goal for the club.
“Cristiano Ronaldo was created for challenges, and he always succeeds in them, and everyone here is waiting for what he will present, and he has already scored his first goal, and thus he got rid of the pressure.”
Ronaldo was also delighted after scoring his first goal for Rudi Garcia’s team. He wrote on his Instagram, He wrote: “Happy to have scored my first goal in the Saudi league and great effort by the whole team to achieve an important draw in a very difficult match!”
Ronaldo will look to continue the good show for Al Nassr in the upcoming matches.
