Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed a podcast over comments made about Joao Felix's move to Al Nassr.
During the summer transfer window, Felix, 25, left Premier League side Chelsea for Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.
As a result, Felix linked up with fellow Portuguese superstar Ronaldo, who has been at the club since 2023.
During the 24/25 season, Felix made a total of 20 appearances for Enzo Maresca's side, scoring seven goals.
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Felix was then sent out on loan to AC Milan in January and was eventually sold by the Stamford Bridge club for a reported initial fee of €30 million.
Recently, a podcast named Chuveirinho appeared to question Felix's decision to ditch European football for the Middle East, despite heading into the prime years of his career.
In the comments section, Ronaldo hit back as he wrote: "Idiots don’t understand anything about football, yet they still give their opinions."
As per GOAL, when asked about Ronaldo's influence in his decision to join Al Nassr, Felix said: "Ronaldo? You can see he's building something here and doing his part in developing the project.
"He was one of the first to talk to me about coming here, and when he talked to me, I felt a wonderful moment and a beautiful feeling, and that helped convince me."
He continued: "I feel like this league is evolving a lot. Every year, more players come to play here. The project at Al Nassr is good and exciting. Of course, I want to help the team and the club as much as possible, score goals, provide assists, and help them win games.
"And most importantly, I want to help Al Nassr win championships. Wherever I am, I try to do my best. I try to help my teammates help the club I represent.
"And I'm working on myself, working for the team. Because if the team does well, I do well too. We have great talents in attack who can score goals at any time. So, if we defend well, we can win almost every game."
Al Nassr are back in Saudi Pro League action this weekend when they take on Al Riyadh at the Al Awwal Park on Saturday night.
Topics: Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Al Nassr, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Pro League, Football
Marcus Chan