Saudi Arabian football does not stop surprising in the current transfer market and now it would have reached an agreement to have the presence of a renowned Portuguese coach who arrives with the aim of commanding Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr to try to win the championship title that eluded them last season despite the purchase of the Lusitanian striker.
This is the 61-year-old Portuguese, Luis Castro, who until recently was the coach of Botafogo in Serie A in Brazil and decided to leave the ranks of his team after several weeks of analysis to be able to direct the Lusitanian striker who had already given his approval to have him within the organization.
The information about this possible agreement, which has not yet been made official by the team, was revealed in the first instance by the Goal portal and later confirmed by ESPN, who detailed that the Arab team trusts the game approach that Castro has achieved within the Brazilian team and they consider that they have all the qualities to be able to command their squad to achieve the necessary victories that allow them to win the league title.
Al-Nassr had made a formal offer two weeks ago to Luis Castro to lead the team for the next two seasons and a clause with the option to renew for a third season as long as he meets the team’s expectations; Although the exact figure is not known, the salary he would earn in Saudi Arabia would be much higher than what he registered at the Rio de Janeiro club.
The only thing that is known about the agreement is that Cristiano Ronaldo was the main person responsible for his signing by requesting the arrival of Castro and that the Arab Al-Nassr will have to pay the sum of $2.5 million dollars to be able to pay the release clause. termination of the coach and that he can fly to the Middle East as soon as possible to join the team and sign his contract.
Luis Castro’s tenure within Botafogo had been heavily criticized after the team’s elimination in the first phase and the near elimination in the first phase of the Brazil Cup. However, his squad turned around by achieving 10 wins in 12 games that allowed them to take the lead in Brazil’s Serie A with a total score of 30 points to date.
Since his arrival at the Rio de Janeiro organization in 2022, the coach has commanded his squad in a total of 79 games in which he has achieved a record of 42 wins, 14 draws and 23 losses, with 59% effectiveness.
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