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Cristiano Ronaldo tells Al-Nassr chiefs to make Kevin De Bruyne transfer offer he can’t refuse to leave Man City
De Bruyne is being offered a truly outrageous signing-on fee to move to Saudi Arabia
CRISTIANO RONALDO has told Al-Nassr chiefs to make Kevin De Bruyne an offer he cannot refuse.
Ronaldo is a huge fan of Manchester City hero KDB, who will be out of contract at the end of the season.
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And the former United superstar has made a personal plea to his bosses to try and tempt De Bruyne, 33, to join him in Saudi Arabia.
Icon Ronaldo wants them to go all out for the Belgian midfielder — stressing what a coup his capture would be for the Saudi league.
De Bruyne’s representatives were discreetly sounded out last year.
The playmaker is perfectly happy in Manchester and has never pushed to jump on the mega-money bandwagon.
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Yet the City star also admitted the incredible figures being mentioned could make it very difficult to turn down an official approach.
De Bruyne is currently out injured but relaxed Etihad bosses plan to sit down to discuss his future when the timing is right.
Yet they are aware there is no chance of coming close to the incredible £1million-a-week — plus £50MILLION signing-on fee — Al-Nassr are reportedly happy to pay him.
The Belgium international has enjoyed a glittering nine-year stint at City.
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De Bruyne has amassed a staggering total of 103 goals and 171 assists in 388 appearances with the Citizens.
Since his arrival from Wolfsburg in 2015, the midfield maestro has consistently been among the Citizens' top performers.
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The Belgian has won a whopping six Premier League titles, two FA Cup trophies, five League Cups and of course the 2023 Champions League.
The attacking midfielder was also among Pep Guardiola's standout performers in the 2022-23 Treble-winning campaign.
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What was the case about?
Diarra argued Fifa’s transfer rules were illegal after the world body backed Lokomotiv Moscow’s claim that he had broken his contract by refusing to train with them.
Is that it?
No. Belgian club Charleroi wanted to sign Diarra but were told they would have to pay the money he was fined by Moscow, while Fifa refused to issue an International Transfer Certificate unless they coughed up.
Okay, so what does the ruling mean?
Theoretically players will have the right to break their contracts and switch clubs without a fee changing hands - just like any employee in any other industry.
Hang on - does that mean the END of transfer fees?
Potentially, yes. Although players would have to want to move.
We would basically end up with a US-style “collective bargaining” model where players would be free to move within transfer windows without impunity.
Clubs might be able to “trade” players - swap deals - but with no extra cash changing hands.
Is everybody agreed about this?
Absolutely not. Fifa claimed the ruling “only puts in question two paragraphs of two articles” of its transfer regulations.
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