Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr have now confirmed the departure of their head coach with immediate effect.
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Following a reported fallout with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, the Saudi Pro League title challengers have taken the decision to fire Rudi Garcia as manager.
Ronaldo was reportedly unhappy with the way the Frenchman was leading the team, and now the former AS Roma and Olympique Lyon tactician is out of the job.
AlNassr can announce that Head Coach Rudi Garcia has left the Club by mutual agreement.The board and everyone at AlNassr would like to thank Rudi and his staff for their dedicated work during the past 8 months. pic.twitter.com/6wx6p68f6N
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) April 13, 2023
The decision comes after the Knights of Najd dropped two points in the league to midtable Al-Fayha last weekend, losing further ground in their chase for the league championship.
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Having signed the Madeira native to a record-setting £173 million (R3.9 billion) contract at the beginning of 2023, the pressure around the Riyadh-based club will likely have escalated exponentially to end their four-year league title drought.
While Ronaldo has been performing individually, bagging 11 goals in 12 appearances, the team has relinquished top spot in the Saudi Pro League to Al-Ittihad club since the Portugal international's arrival.
The club has now promoted their U19 coach, Dinko Jelicic, to first-team responsibilities as the Saudi giants look to return to the summit of the log with seven matches left to play.
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