Where could Cristiano Ronaldo end up next after Al-Nassr strike?

The football world has been put on red alert following the apparent fallout between Cristiano Ronaldo and Al-Nassr that has seen the Portuguese icon effectively go on strike in Saudi Arabia. 

Ronaldo is said to be unhappy at way the club is being run by the Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and refused to play in Al-Nassr's game on Monday night. 

The row has led to suggestions that CR7 could be set to leave the Saudi club as he continues his quest to reach 1000 career goals before he hangs up his boots. 

DAZN News ponders what options could be available to the forward if he were to make a dramatic move away from Al-Nassr. 

PSG 

PSG may have completely shied away from the previous model of paying massive money to bring the biggest names to Paris, but could they be tempted by a short-term glamour deal? 

In a season where they haven't had everything their own way, both domestically and in their Champions League defence, adding one of the greatest of all time for added spark could be a shrewd move by the French club. 

Ronaldo would bring vast experience to the young stars in the PSG team and give him an opportunity to play in a league he's yet to tick off his list.

And, wouldn’t it also be a feather in his cap to outdo long-term rival Lionel Messi by helping Luis Enrique's men to another Champions League gong? Something Messi, Neymar and Co. could never quite get done. 

MLS 

It feels like an unlikely move, given Ronaldo's recent comments about wanting to continue to play at the "very top", but there’s an obvious pathway to the States if he wants it. 

As a player who's already moved to a country, which is seen as one of the world's 'lesser' leagues, it surely wouldn't be an issue for team Ronaldo and would open up a string of commercial opportunities for the Portuguese legend. 

It would also give the forward ample opportunity to reach that 1000 goal tally, given he's still got the ability to score goals in a league that often lacks the quality of European divisions. 

Above all else, it would give us one more round of Messi vs Ronaldo, and who doesn't want that? The USA would love it. 

Sporting 

In what would represent the most romantic of possibilities, even if it would involve some financial manoeuvring from both parties, finishing his career back at Sporting would surely be the perfect ending for Cristiano. 

Sporting currently trails Porto in the Primeira Liga, but have impressed in the Champions League, where they surprisingly finished in the league's top eight and have qualified for the round of 16. 

Imagine, then, adding the prodigal son to the line-up for the knockout stages of the competition, giving Ronaldo a gateway back to the Champions League and a crack at reaching 1000 at the very top of European football. 

Manchester.....one of them 

Would it be madness to suggest that we could see one final fling in the Premier League for Cristiano Ronaldo? 

The question would be, where? It's hard to see the 40-year-old anywhere else but in Manchester. United would be the obvious option, as one final hurrah could mend the wounds that remain from his last departure from the club and add even more 'DNA' to Michael Carrick's Red Devil's revoultion. 

However, is there a temptation for a second flirt with City, too? The financial package would be no obstacle, and would the thought of hitting 1000 goals in arguably the best league in the world be just the headline Ronaldo lives for? 

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