“Going on strike at £400,000 a day, that’s odd,” Alan Shearer slams Ronaldo

Alan Shearer tore into Cristiano Ronaldo’s “bizarre strike” at Al-Nassr, as the Portuguese star boycotted a second match for his club to protest the Saudi side’s management.

The English football legend Alan Shearer did not mince his words. The Premier League’s all-time top scorer sharply criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for his “strange and prolonged strike” within his Saudi club, Al-Nassr. The 41-year-old Portuguese forward is set to miss a second consecutive match, a protest method that leaves the former Newcastle star perplexed.

« There aren’t many people who earn more than £400,000 a day and who decide to strike. It’s probably nice to say that you’re not going to work, even with such a high salary. It’s strange when you think about it, said Shearer, bluntly, in an interview with Betfair. For the Madrid-born, such an attitude does not sit well with a superstar of this calibre. « It’s a superstar, but a strike at this level doesn’t make a good impression. »

The conflict erupted in the open on the last day of the summer transfer window, when Ronaldo refused to play against Al-Riyadh. According to several media outlets, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was unhappy with the recruitment strategy led by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) during the January transfer window, believing the club’s ambitions did not live up to his expectations.

The situation remains blocked. While the Portuguese briefly resumed training this week, he has once again decided to boycott the crucial match against Al-Ittihad scheduled for this Friday. A stand-off that weakens Al-Nassr in the title race and raises questions about CR7’s future in Saudi Arabia. Is the legend living his last moments in the yellow and blue jersey? The saga is far from over.