Manchester Metropolis have reportedly despatched scouts to look at Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr teammate Abdulrahman Ghareeb on the AFC Asian Cup.
The 26-year-old winger is predicted to be in motion when Saudi Arabia face South Korea in a spherical of 16 fixture on Tuesday (January 30). Ghareeb’s nation completed completed on high of Group F with seven factors, two away from second-placed Thailand.
The Al-Nassr ahead has managed to seek out the online as soon as within the competitors, which was the equaliser in a 2-1 victory over Oman on January 16. Total, he is made 21 appearances for Saudi Arabia and has scored twice.
Within the Saudi Professional League, Ghareeb has discovered the online as soon as and produced 5 assists from 18 appearances. Owing to his performances of late, it’s believed that the Cityzens are observing the winger’s performances (by way of @sadaalmalaeb).
Manchester Metropolis misplaced Riyad Mahrez final summer time and might be wanting so as to add to their large choices. Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku at present share the burden on the left flank whereas Phil Foden performs off the correct.
A transfer to the Etihad would imply that Ghareeb must take care of the aforementioned names for sport time. Moreover, Bernardo Silva might be deployed on the flanks if wanted.
Nevertheless, the switch would earn Ghareeb a possibility to play within the Premier League and for a membership difficult for main honors. Manchester Metropolis accomplished the treble final yr, successful the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup, and the Premier League.
When Cristiano Ronaldo revealed he was near becoming a member of Manchester Metropolis
Cristiano Ronaldo revealed in his notorious interview with Piers Morgan in November 2022 that he was near becoming a member of Manchester Metropolis as an alternative of Manchester United.
The Portuguese icon determined to return to Previous Trafford for a second spell on a reported €17 million deal from Juventus in 2021. Claiming that he practically signed for Pep Guardiola’s facet on the time, Ronaldo stated (by way of Eurosport):
“Truthfully, it [moving to City] was shut. They spoke rather a lot and Guardiola stated two weeks in the past that they tried laborious to have me. However, as you realize, my historical past is in Manchester United. Your coronary heart, you are feeling the way in which you probably did earlier than, and it made the distinction.”
Nevertheless, Ronaldo’s second stint with the Crimson Devils wouldn’t finish nicely as he had his contract mutually terminated earlier than becoming a member of Al-Nassr in January 2023. In the course of the 2022/23 marketing campaign, the Actual Madrid icon bagged only one Premier League purpose in 10 appearances.
