Shock for CR7! Radical intervention at Al-Nassr apparently necessary

Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr 2025-26

According to the newspaper Al-Riyadiah, Al-Nassr are in financial meltdown: after debts reached a nine-figure sum, owners PIF have pulled the plug and imposed a transfer ban.

An insider close to the sovereign wealth fund PIF confirmed to the newspaper that the liabilities of the reigning Saudi champions have now climbed to more than 800 million riyals, equivalent to just over €187 million.

The crisis stems exclusively from bad financial decisions taken last season and has now placed the club under strict Saudi Pro League supervision. To stop the debt pile growing any further, the owner has introduced radical measures with immediate effect.

Chief among them is stripping the operational management of its ability to act. When Al-Riyadiah explicitly asked whether the club's current leadership was being prevented from concluding new contracts for the coming season, the source replied unambiguously: "Yes, there will be no contract signings as long as the management does not provide liquidity from the club's revenues."