"Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Al Nassr's Saudi Pro League match with Al Riyadh as he is unhappy with PIF's (Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund) lack of transfer activity at the club compared to other clubs owned by the fund, sources told ESPN. The Portuguese forward, who has now scored 91 goals in 95 Saudi Pro League matches since he signed for the Riyadh-based club in 2023, is said to be frustrated that Al Nassr have failed to add significant reinforcements in their push for the title."
"Al Nassr, who are third in the Saudi Pro League table, three points behind Al Hilal, have signed only Iraq under-23 midfielder Haydeer Abdulkareem this January, who is still waiting to make his debut for the club. Conversely, Al Hilal have already signed 18-year-old forward Mohamed Meïté from Stade Rennais and former Arsenal defender Pablo Marí from Fiorentina as well as Saudi internationals Murad Al-Hawsawi and Sultan Mandash from Al Khaleej and Al Taawoun, with Benzema set to be their fifth major signing of the window."
Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Al Nassr's match with Al Riyadh because he is unhappy with PIF's lack of transfer activity at Al Nassr compared with other PIF-owned clubs. Ronaldo has scored 91 goals in 95 Saudi Pro League matches since joining in 2023 and is frustrated by the club's failure to add significant reinforcements in the title race. Ronaldo is not injured, ill, or out of favour with manager Jorge Jesus and has made himself unavailable for at least Monday's match as a personal protest. Al Nassr sit third, three points behind Al Hilal, and have signed only Iraq under-23 midfielder Haydeer Abdulkareem this January. Al Hilal have made multiple signings and are closing in on Karim Benzema.
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