Cristiano Ronaldo present against Al Ittihad? The verdict is inAlthough he returned to training after the strike a few days ago—sparked in part by Karim Benzema's transfer to Al

El delantero francés Karim Benzema cambió un club saudí por otro el lunes al unirse a Al Hilal procedente del rival Al Ittihad, un traspaso que podría ser una mala noticia para Cristiano Ronaldo. Benzema se suma al actual líder de la liga de Arabia Saudí con un punto de diferencia sobre el Al Nassr de Cristiano.

The former Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus star, who r eportedly feels "betrayed" by the lack of transfer business made by Al-Nassr, the strengthening of rival Saudi side Al-Hilal, and looks ready to move on. With 18 months left on his contract and a $59 million release clause, the time might have come for a move away.

Ronaldo has 18 months left on his contract and is frustrated at PIF's lack of investment in the Al-Nassr squad to support him

Three years ago, Cristiano Ronaldo stunned the sporting world by joining Al-Nassr. Six months later, the Portuguese trailblazer was joined in the Saudi Pro League by a number of high-profile players,

Cristiano Ronaldo is reported to be against Karim Benzema joining Al Hilal due to concerns over competitive balance within the Saudi Pro League. Reports indicate Ronaldo believes the move would undermine fair competition, with Al Ittihad valuing Benzema at a minimum of 25 million euros and Al Hilal previously keen to push talks forward.

Karim Benzema made an instant impact following his contentious move to Al Hilal, scoring a hat trick on his debut for the Saudi Pro League club.

Karim Benzema has completed a shock January transfer from Al-Ittihad to Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Hilal on deadline day.

Al-Nassr superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly opposed Karim Benzema's transfer from Al-Ittihad to Al-Hilal in the current transfer window, according to Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu.