Cristiano Ronaldo has hit again at a Portuguese podcast over criticism of Joao Felix’s transfer to Al-Nassr.
Felix left Chelsea in the summertime to hitch Ronaldo on the Saudi Arabian aspect in a £26million deal, which might rise to £43m.
Eyebrows had been raised on the Portuguese making the change to the nation on the age of 25 but it surely adopted a turbulent interval in Europe for Felix.
Felix moved to Stamford Bridge from Atletico Madrid final summer season, having had an earlier spell with the Blues on mortgage in 2023.
He made 20 appearances for Enzo Maresca’s aspect within the first half of the season however began solely three Premier League video games earlier than leaving for AC Milan on mortgage in January.
Felix has performed 5 video games for Al-Nassr, scoring a hat-trick on his debut and registering one help.
Cristiano Ronaldo has leapt to the defence of Al-Nassr and Portugal team-mate Joao Felix
Standard Portuguese podcast Chuveirinho this week ran a section the place they questioned his resolution to swap European soccer for Saudi Arabia at such a younger age.
And it caught the eye of Ronaldo, who responded to a clip from the podcast on Instagram.
‘Idiots do not perceive something about soccer, but they nonetheless give their opinions,’ Ronaldo wrote, alongside three crying emojis.
The put up has since been eliminated, whereas the Chuveirinho account has since posted a message asking whether or not they ‘deserve’ to be referred to as out by Ronaldo after commonly praising the now 40-year-old star.
Ronaldo, who final month received engaged to long-term girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, performed a job in Felix’s resolution to hitch Al-Nassr.
‘You may see he is constructing one thing right here and doing his half in growing the venture,’ Felix mentioned.
‘He was one of many first to speak to me about coming right here, and when he talked to me, I felt an exquisite second and an attractive feeling, and that helped persuade me.’
Ronaldo has scored 95 targets in 109 appearances since transferring to Al-Nassr following his controversial exit from Manchester United.
The ex-Actual Madrid ahead in June ended hypothesis about his future by signing a brand new two-year contract value an eye-watering £492m.
