The Portuguese Talisman, Christiano Ronaldo is yet to be Registered as an Al-Nassr player for him to make his debut as they have exceeded their limit for non-Saudi Arabian players in their squad.
Recall, Ronaldo recently just signed a £175 million-a-year deal with Al-Nassr and was officially unveiled by the club earlier this week.
Al-Nassr was due to play Al-Ta’ee on Thursday before the game was postponed after heavy rainfall and Ronaldo has made it known that he is ready to play as soon as possible.
However, the former Manchester United player is currently serving a two-game suspension from the Football Association after he slapped a phone out of the hands of an Everton fan last April.
Ronaldo may now have to wait to make his debut for his new club as Al-Nassr need to reorganize their squad to accommodate their star signing.
Al-Nassr currently has eight foreign players in their squad, which is the maximum allowed under the rules of the Saudi league.
Al Nassr has not registered him yet because there is no vacancy for a foreign player.
Clubs can register a total of eight foreign players throughout the season, but only seven could be named in the match-day squad, with Al Nassr now having nine foreigners in their squad.
Uzbekistan midfielder Jolaliddin Masharipov is reportedly set to be axed in the place of the Portuguese Forward
Other Al Nassr’s overseas contingent includes former Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina, Brazilian duo Luiz Gustavo and Anderson Talisca, and Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar.
Al-Nassr is due to play Al-Ta’ee in their next league game on Friday, while Ronaldo has already trained with his new teammates.
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