Sadio Mane, a striker for Al Nassr, has said that Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player of all time and a major factor in his decision to join Al Nassr rather than another team in Saudi Arabia.

Before signing with Al Nassr, Mane claimed he had numerous offers from Saudi Arabian companies. In addition to goalkeepers Edouard Mendy and Roberto Firmino at Al Ahli, midfielders Jordan Henderson at Al Ettifaq, Kalidou Koulibaly at Al Hilal, and Fabinho at Al-Ittihad are also previous colleagues of the 31-year-old attacker. These individuals attempted to persuade Mane to join their squad by message but were ultimately unsuccessful.

Mane claimed that Ronaldo was the deciding factor in his decision to join Al Nassr, despite the absence of any of his old teammates. Mane was described by Kooora as stating, “Ronaldo’s presence is a motivation for me, because he is the best player in history, if not the best.” The complete Al Nassr team, including players like Anderson Talisca, is fantastic. I was impressed by my new colleagues right from the start of training.

Even though Mane started all three games for Al Nassr, Sofascore only rated him as the team’s top player after the third match. No other Al Nassr player scored higher than 7.5, but the Senegalese attacker got 8.7 for his performance in the Arab Club Champions Cup semi-final versus Al Shorta (Iraq).

Mane frequently used his dribbling to alter the course of the game, including drawing a penalty that Ronaldo converted for the game’s lone goal. The team captain, Al Nassr, scored the lowest with 6.8 points, yet Ronaldo was still voted the game’s most valuable player by the officials.

For the tenth time in 2023, Ronaldo’s game-winning goal has sent Al Nassr to the championship game. Al Hilal, which had just defeated Al Shabab 3-1 due to a shortage of players, was their opponent in the previous match. If Al Nassr beats Al Hilal on August 12 at 8 p.m., he’ll become the first person ever to win this event.