Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi Arabian membership Al Nassr could have its FIFA ban on registering new avid gamers lifted when it settles a debt with Leicester, football’s governing frame mentioned Thursday. Al Nassr was once ordered to pay English membership Leicester 460,000 euros ($513,000) plus annual pastime of five % in an October 2021 ruling by way of a FIFA-appointed pass judgement on at its avid gamers’ standing committee.
Leicester filed the grievance in April 2021 as a result of unpaid further clauses due from the 18 million euros (20 million greenbacks) sale of Nigeria ahead Ahmed Musa in 2018. Currently, Al Nassr – which was once taken beneath majority possession ultimate month by way of the 700 billion greenbacks sovereign wealth Public Investment Fund – can nonetheless purchase new avid gamers regardless that no longer sign up them to play.
“The club Al Nassr is currently prevented from registering new players due to outstanding debts,” FIFA mentioned Thursday. “The relevant bans will be lifted immediately upon the settlement of the debts being confirmed by the creditors concerned.”
Al Nassr’s signing of Ronaldo as a loose agent in January sparked an extraordinary spree of spending by way of golf equipment within the Saudi Pro League, with 4 now majority-owned by way of PIF. The fund is chaired by way of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Al Nassr signed Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozović this month from Inter Milan in a switch reportedly valued at 18 million euros (20 million greenbacks).
Al Nassr is recently in Portugal on a preseason coaching camp and on Aug. 22 have a qualifying playoff within the Asian Champions League. Al Nassr will host Shabab Al Ahli of United Arab Emirates or Jordan’s Al Wehdat. Musa left Riyadh-based Al Nassr in 2020 and performed ultimate season with Sivasspor in Turkey.