{"id":296421,"date":"2023-10-19T21:24:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296421"},"modified":"2023-10-19T21:24:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:24:21","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-jnr-agrees-to-join-his-iconic-dad-at-al-nassr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/cristiano-ronaldo-jnr-agrees-to-join-his-iconic-dad-at-al-nassr\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr agrees to &apos;join his iconic dad at Al-Nassr&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cristiano Ronaldo Jnr agrees to &#8216;join his iconic dad at Al-Nassr and will wear the No 7 shirt&#8217; for the Saudi Arabian&#8217;s Under-13 side<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s eldest son has reportedly joined Saudi side Al-Nassr<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 13-year-old previously played for Real Madrid, Juventus and Man United<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s eldest child, Cristiano Jnr, has completed his transfer to join his dad at Al-Nassr after signing a deal with the club&#8217;s youth team, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The 13-year-old is embarking on a career of his own to one day hopefully match his iconic father&#8217;s achievements and has already played for academy teams at Real Madrid,\u00a0Juventus and Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s now looking to further his development in Saudi Arabia with Cristiano Jnr agreeing a contract with Al-Nassr&#8217;s Under-13 team, as reported by Fabrizio Romano.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo moved his family to the Middle Eastern nation in January after his contract was terminated at Manchester United and eventually deciding to leave European football.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager has made an impressive start to his career, once scoring 25 goals in eight games during his time at Juventus and will take on his dad&#8217;s iconic number seven in his new surroundings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/20\/76769161-12650901-image-a-12_1697743414793.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s eldest son, Cristiano Jnr (left), has reportedly agreed to join Al-Nassr<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/20\/76769391-12650901-image-a-13_1697743463733.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 13-year-old has been by his dad&#8217;s side throughout his outstanding career and has ambitions of his own<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/20\/76769437-12650901-image-m-16_1697743545748.jpg\" height=\"645\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Jnr was previously part of Manchester United&#8217;s academy and has also played for Real Madrid and Juventus<\/p>\n<p>An agreement has been approved by all involved parties and the youngster is expected to start training with his new team-mates in the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>The five-time Ballon d&#8217;Or and serial Champions League winner previously revealed his eldest son wants him to avoid retirement so they can play in a match together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking last year, Ronaldo said:\u00a0&#8216;My son tells me: dad, hold on a few more years, I want to play with you!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, he will have to hope his dad continues playing past the age of 40 to be in with a realistic chance of lining up next to Ronaldo who celebrates his 39th birthday in February.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/20\/76769355-12650901-image-a-17_1697743684038.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo previously revealed he is putting no pressure on his son to have a career in football<\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Jnr is the eldest of five children, with Ronaldo first becoming a dad at the age of just 25-years-old when his son was born in June 2010, however the mother&#8217;s identity has never been publicly revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster has followed his dad throughout his prestigious career, but the Man United and Real Madrid legend admitted he is putting no pressure on him to be a footballer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I will never pressure him. He will do what he wants,&#8217; Ronaldo previously explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Also what I want the most for Cristianito and everyone else is that they&#8217;re happy and that they choose what they want. 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