Ex-Liverpool star Sadio Mane: ‘Ronaldo was the Motivating Factor that Led Me to Al Nassr’

Sadio Mane, a striker for Al Nassr, has said that Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player of all time and a major factor in his decision to join Al Nassr rather than another team in Saudi Arabia.

Before signing with Al Nassr, Mane claimed he had numerous offers from Saudi Arabian companies. In addition to goalkeepers Edouard Mendy and Roberto Firmino at Al Ahli, midfielders Jordan Henderson at Al Ettifaq, Kalidou Koulibaly at Al Hilal, and Fabinho at Al-Ittihad are also previous colleagues of the 31-year-old attacker. These individuals attempted to persuade Mane to join their squad by message but were ultimately unsuccessful.

Mane claimed that Ronaldo was the deciding factor in his decision to join Al Nassr, despite the absence of any of his old teammates. Mane was described by Kooora as stating, “Ronaldo’s presence is a motivation for me, because he is the best player in history, if not the best.” The complete Al Nassr team, including players like Anderson Talisca, is fantastic. I was impressed by my new colleagues right from the start of training.

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The Saudi Pro League can’t handle Ronaldo x Mane

Mane started each of Al Nassr’s three games, but Sofascore only ranked him as the team’s best player after the third game. No other Al Nassr player received a score higher than 7.5, but the Senegalese forward earned an 8.7 for his efforts against Al Shorta (Iraq) in the Arab Club Champions Cup semifinal.

Mane repeatedly utilized his dribbling to influence the game’s outcome, winning a penalty that Ronaldo scored the game’s sole goal from. Al Nassr, the team captain, had the lowest point total with 6.8, yet Ronaldo was still chosen by the authorities as the game’s most important player.