Cristiano Ronaldo could be set for a reunion with a former Manchester United teammate who started a training ground brawl.
After a frustrating 1-0 defeat to Al Wehda in the King Cup of Champions semi-final on Monday, Ronaldo returned to the scoresheet for Al Nassr on Friday night in a 4-0 win over Al Raed.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner took just four minutes to open the scoring and take his goals tally to 12 in 15 games for Al Nassr.
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He was, however, left frustrated after being denied a penalty in the second half and proceed to throw his hands in the air in disbelief.
Ronaldo has looked extremely unhappy of late prior to Al Nassr's recent win but his mood could improve, with news that one of his ex colleagues could be joining him in Saudi Arabia.
Al Nassr are being heavily linked with a move for Alex Telles, who is deemed surplus to requirements at United.
The Brazilian defender was signed from Porto in a £15 million move in 2020 but has spent this season on loan at Sevilla, who knocked United out of the Europa League in the quarter-finals.
His stint away in Andalusia came about after Telles sparked a training ground brawl with team-mate Hannibal Mejbri in May, following on from the 4-0 pummelling at the hands of Brighton.
Ralf Rangnick was in charge at the time and is believed to ended the training session prematurely because he was so upset about the scuffle.
Telles has made 32 appearances for Sevilla but has largely played second-fiddle to Marcos Acuna and the club are not looking to sign him permanently.
However, Diario AS reports that Al Nassr are keen on snapping up the ex Inter Milan defender and would have no problem covering a transfer fee and fairly sizeable wages.
Flamengo are also interested in bringing Telles back to his native Brazil.
Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr, Alex Telles, Sevilla
Josh Lawless