CRISTIANO RONALDO’S first game following his stunning move to Al-Nassr could see him come up against LIONEL MESSI.
The 37-year-old is yet to make his debut for the Saudi side.
And his first game since signing a £173million-a-year contract won’t even be in the club’s colours.
Instead he is expected be part of a team made up of stars from Al-Nassr and fellow Saudi side Al-Hilal.
They are set to take on Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain in a friendly on January 19th.
Ronaldo did not play in the 2-0 win over Al-Ta’ee on Friday as he is currently serving a suspension for knocking an Everton fan’s phone out of their hands last year.
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The axed Manchester United ace will also miss the trip to Al-Shabab on Friday.
Ronaldo is then free to play for his new side after Vincent Aboubakar’s contract was terminated to free up space to register him.
So Ron is poised to make his Al-Nassr debut against Ettifaq on January 22nd.
But before that he will face old foe Messi and PSG – if the Argentina World Cup winner is involved in the game.
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Al-Nassr boss Rudi Garcia confirmed Ronaldo is set to play in the match.
As quoted by L’Équipe, Garcia said on the striker: “It [his debut] won’t be with the Al-Nassr jersey.
“It will be a mix between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.”
Although Garcia has been left unimpressed by the scheduling of the match.
He added: “As the coach of Al-Nassr, I cannot be happy with this match.
“For development, to see PSG, to see the great Parisian players, indeed it is a good thing. But we have a championship game three days later.
“In terms of scheduling, it could have been better thought out. But it’s not a big deal… we are in the lead, we are happy.
“It is a difficult championship to win, but we intend to do it.”
Al-Nassr are currently top of the Saudi Pro League – before Ronaldo has even played a game for the club.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
