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Cristiano Ronaldo invites Manchester United players to a holiday in Saudi Arabia
Casemiro, Bruno, Varane and Maguire received the invite to spend some rest time Riyadh.
It was an ill-fated second spell at Manchester United for the player that had written himself into the history books in North-west England. Ronaldo’s time ended with both technical and sporting staff agreeing to rescind his contract and thus put and end to his golden period in European football.
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The forward, who went to Saudi Arabia after receiving an astronomically high offer from Al-Nassr, was not able to say goodbye to his teammates due to the rising tensions between the player and the club, making a deserved goodbye feel less than ideal. The various post-World Cup holidays also meant that formal goodbyes were not able to be had between Ronaldo and his ex-teammates.
A Saudi Arabian goodbye
For that reason, Ronaldo has invited some of his ex-colleagues with whom he had a good relationship to Saudi Arabia to watch a game with his new team, according to English newspaper, The Sun.
Of the chosen players, it is not a surprise that Casemiro and Varane have received an invite, given that they were good friends with Ronaldo at Real Madrid. Bruno Fernandes is a teammate with portugal and Harry Maguire, one of the captains at the club.
There is also the possibility of a reunion in Lisbon, given the tight schedule of all involved and Ronaldo is travelling to the Portuguese capital as he is building a new mansion, worth more than €20 million.
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