The dressing room of the Saudi Pro League team is likened to a kitchen
In the 5-0 victory over Al Fateh in the third round of Saudi Pro League on August 25, Al Nassr had to use a simple dressing room. The room has only a few conference-style chairs set against a white brick background. On the chair are players' clothes piled up.
The Sun (UK) commented: "Ronaldo's dressing room looks more like a 1980s kitchen than a professional dressing room."
On the forums, many fans are also disappointed with the quality of the dressing room at Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Stadium in particular and the Saudi Pro League in general, especially after witnessing how some of the top teams in this tournament swing. money to recruit stars.
"I thought the Saudi Pro League teams were so rich," one person wrote. Meanwhile, many fans liken this tournament to the amateur tournament, even sarcastically saying that the Saudi Pro League is less qualified than the MLS, where Lionel Messi is playing.
"Oh Ronaldo... that's where you fell ...", one fan wrote on social network X.
Others also pointed out the difference between the infrastructure at Al Fateh's Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi and Al Nassr's Al-Awwal Park, which has large changing rooms, plush benches, with walls and ceilings. beautifully designed.
The Saudi Pro League consists of 18 teams. However, only the top four teams, Al Nassr, Al Hilal, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli received funding from the Saudi Public Investment Fund. During the summer transfer window, these four teams took the transfer market by storm with the signings of Karim Benzema, Neymar, Ruben Neves, Sadio Mane, Marcelo Brozovic, Aymeric Laporte, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino.
Al Nassr is ranked sixth in Saudi Pro League 2023-2024. Ronaldo and his teammates started with two defeats to Al Ettifaq 1-2 and Al Taawoun 0-2, but returned with two victories over Al Fateh 5-0 and Al Shabab 4-0. Winning 12 absolute points after four rounds, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli are occupying the top two places. Meanwhile, Al Hilal ranked third with 10 points and Al Fateh ranked tenth with five points.
Ronaldo joined Al Nassr in January 2023, with an income of $ 200 million per year. Al Itiihad and Al Hilal also give this income to Karim Benzema and Neymar. N'Golo Kante receives $100 million a year at Al Ittihad, while other European stars also receive tens of millions.
