Cristiano Ronaldo was deceived as Al-Nassr signed a new player for the number 9 jersey, while Al-Hilal signed Benzema, who has zero goals and zero assists this season.

Ronaldo’s strike in the Saudi Pro League is justified by his anger towards PIF’s actions. On the league table, Al-Hilal leads by 1 point with Al-Nassr close behind, both competing fiercely for the Saudi Pro League title this season. Al-Hilal signed Benzema and handed over their Saudi forward with zero goals and assists this season to Al-Nassr. So, Ronaldo, has Al-Nassr also signed a forward?

During this winter transfer window, Al-Nassr acquired 26-year-old Saudi forward Hamdan on a free transfer from Al-Hilal. He will wear the number 9 jersey at Al-Nassr and become Ronaldo’s new teammate and attacking partner.

Hamdan is 26 years old, 1.84 meters tall, and a two-footed forward. His market value on Transfermarkt is €325,000. So far this season, he has appeared 10 times in the Saudi Pro League, all as a substitute, totaling only 37 minutes on the field without scoring or assisting. Hamdan is basically a fringe player at Al-Hilal, an expendable presence. Yet Al-Nassr treats him as a treasure and even gave him the symbolic number 9 jersey of the main striker. With such a signing, it’s no wonder Ronaldo is upset.

It is reported that Al-Nassr’s previous number 9 was former Premier League striker Duran, who left due to a poor relationship with Ronaldo. The number 9 jersey at Al-Nassr carries symbolic weight, once worn by Saudi legend Majed Abdullah, nicknamed the “Arabian Pele,” who retired in 1998 and is unanimously regarded as the club’s greatest player ever.