{"id":5058,"date":"2022-12-26T13:49:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T13:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/cristiano-ronaldos-suitors-are-very-interested-in-chelsea-midfielder-but-an-obstacle-must-be-overcome\/"},"modified":"2022-12-26T13:49:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T13:49:13","slug":"cristiano-ronaldos-suitors-are-very-interested-in-chelsea-midfielder-but-an-obstacle-must-be-overcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/26\/cristiano-ronaldos-suitors-are-very-interested-in-chelsea-midfielder-but-an-obstacle-must-be-overcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s suitors are &#8216;very interested&#8217; in Chelsea midfielder but an &#8216;obstacle&#8217; must be overcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr are reportedly \u2018very interested\u2019 in signing Chelsea midfielder N\u2019Golo Kante along with ex-Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Nassr have emerged as the clear favourites to sign Ronaldo following his exit from Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old is a free agent after his contract was terminated by mutual consent last month.<\/p>\n<p>This followed Ronaldo\u2019s controversial interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV. During this exchange, the forward slammed Erik ten Hag, Ralf Rangnick and the Glazer family.<\/p>\n<p>It initially seemed that Ronaldo would leave Man Utd and join a club competing in the Champions League but<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/cristiano-ronaldo-set-sign-new-team-ex-man-utd-star-offered-bundesliga-side\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> his mind appears to have changed by the lure of a \u00a3173m a year contract.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If Al-Nassr get their way, they will sign Ronaldo and he will soon be joined by Kante.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League winner has been superb for Chelsea but he has barely played this season due to injuries.<\/p>\n<p>His contract is set to expire next summer and it is expected that he will leave the club on a free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking back in October, Blues boss Graham Potter insisted they were prioritising Kante\u2019s fitness over talks over a new deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing for us and for me is that we help him get fit. That\u2019s the focus,\u201d Potter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got a long road ahead of him, so we\u2019ve got to make sure we get the right plan and recovery for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd when he\u2019s enjoying his football we can think about those things then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FC Barcelona love a free transfer so<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/transfer-gossip-chelsea-chase-man-utd-garnacho-kante-barcelona-answers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> they are unsurprisingly in the running to sign Kante<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But according to <em>Foot Mercato<\/em>, they face competition from Al-Nassr for Kante.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footmercato.net\/a2991085486101175445-al-nassr-interesse-par-ngolo-kante\" target=\"_blank\">The Middle East side are \u2018very interested\u2019 in the World Cup winner.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is said that Kante would \u2018be happy\u2019 to remain at Chelsea but at the same time he \u2018wouldn\u2019t be against\u2019 joining Al-Nassr.<\/p>\n<p>The report notes that Barcelona are keen on Kante but from a financial standpoint, Al-Nassr are the favourites.<\/p>\n<p>An \u2018obstacle\u2019 in the way of Al-Nassr signing Ronaldo and Kante is that they are only allowed seven foreign players at one time.<\/p>\n<p>They currently have eight on their books with\u00a0Luiz Gustavo, Vincent Aboubakar and Alvaro Gonzalez among them.<\/p>\n<p>You would imagine it will not be a big burden for Al-Nassr to let one or two of these players leave with Kante and Ronaldo being more marketable names to have on their books than their current crop of players.<\/p>\n<p>Kante leaving the Premier League would be sad but he has earned a big-money contract to end his career after what he\u2019s done for Leicester City and Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/transfer-gossip-liverpool-turn-gaze-e165m-duo-man-utd-arsenal-final-talks-felix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transfer gossip\u2026 Liverpool \u2018turn gaze\u2019 to \u20ac165m duo; Man Utd, Arsenal in \u2018final talks\u2019 for Joao Felix<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<p><script>(function (d, s, id) {\n                    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n                    if (d.getElementById(id))\n                        return;\n                    js = d.createElement(s);\n                    js.id = id;\n                    js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3&appId=1398786527091691\";\n                    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n                }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/cristiano-ronaldo-suitors-very-interested-chelsea-midfielder-obstacle-man-utd-al-nassr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr are reportedly \u2018very interested\u2019 in signing Chelsea midfielder N\u2019Golo Kante along with ex-Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo. Al-Nassr have emerged as the clear favourites to sign Ronaldo following his exit from Manchester United. The 37-year-old is a free agent after his contract was terminated by mutual consent last month. 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