After Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent spat with the Saudi Pro League (SPL), former Real Madrid player Toni Kroos voiced his displeasure with the league.
A disagreement with the club’s owners has kept the Al-Nassr forward out of action for the previous two games.
According to Kroos, who discussed the matter in an interview with Bryan Nassr, the Saudi Pro League is currently receiving a lot of attention due to his former teammate.
According to the former German midfielder, the league’s viewership would plummet the moment Cristiano Ronaldo decided to quit.
Everything is different with the Saudi league. It had been kept secret until Cristiano showed up. The man who brought them global fame is now being disrespected, he stated via Foot Mercato.
“Listen, folks, this league is gonna lose all its viewers the moment Ronaldo departs tomorrow.”
From 2014 until Ronaldo’s transfer to Juventus in 2018, Toni Kroos and Ronaldo were teammates at Real Madrid.
After a stellar career during which he captained Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to a FIFA World Cup victory, Kroos announced his retirement in 2024.
The remarkable statistics Ronaldo posted in Saudi Arabia suggest that he is still performing admirably, despite the fact that he is older than Kroos.
He inked a deal with Al-Nassr last summer for the duration of 2027, but new circumstances may render that agreement null and void.