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Saudi Arabia's Sports Minister has claimed he would 'love' to see Cristiano Ronaldo play in the nation's domestic football league.
The 37-year-old forward said, last week, that he had been offered a two-year contract worth an astonishing €350million (£305m) from an unnamed club - which he rejected.
After leaving Manchester United by mutual consent this week, the forward has once again become available to sign and, when asked about signing Ronaldo, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal claimed that 'anything is possible'.
Saudi Arabia's Prince Abdulaziz says he'd 'love' to see Cristiano Ronaldo play in their league
The Portugal forward has been subject to transfer interest from Saudi Arabia for a few years
Speaking to BBC Sport, Prince Abdulaziz said: 'Anything is possible, I would love to see Ronaldo play in the Saudi league,' Prince Abdulaziz said.
'It would benefit the league, the sports eco-system in Saudi and it will inspire the youth for the future. He's a role model to a lot of kids and has a big fan base.'
Opening up for the first time in an extraordinary interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV about a massive offer to play in Saudi Arabia, he admitted rumours of a €350m offer for two seasons were true.
On turning down the huge payday, Ronaldo said: 'It's hard, it's hard. But in the same way, I thought that I was very happy here; that I still capable to score goals.
'I still believe that I can score many, many goals and help the team because I still believe that I'm still good and capable to help national team - even Manchester United.'
However, on Tuesday, it was announced that his contract at Old Trafford had been terminated by mutual consent.
The 37-year-old is a free agent after his Man United deal was terminated by mutual consent
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