Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr banned from registering new players after Premier League transfer
Cristiano Ronaldo's club Al-Nassr have been handed a FIFA ban that prevents them from registering new players. The Saudi Arabian team, which has won the league title nine times, made headlines when they signed the former Manchester United forward last season. Ronaldo's high-profile move to the Gulf state has attracted other stars to the region.
Joining Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia is his former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema, who completed a move to Al-Ittihad. The Frenchman has been joined by N'Golo Kant and Al-Nassr has continued its spending spree by acquiring Croatian midfielder Marcelo Brozovic from Inter Milan. There have also been rumours linking Italy international Domenico Berardi and Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech to the club.
However, the club's lavish spending has come at a cost. As reported by the Mirror, Al-Nassr have been banned from registering new players by FIFA. The ban stems from the club's failure to pay Championship side Leicester City add-ons related to the transfer of Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa.
Musa joined Leicester immediately after their historic title win in 2016 but struggled to make an impact in England, scoring only five goals in 33 appearances. He was subsequently loaned back to his former club CSKA Moscow before being sold to Al-Nassr for a reported fee of £14 million in 2018.
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During his time at Al-Nassr Musa played 60 games and won the league title but was released as a free agent two years later. FIFA's ruling states that Al-Nassr failed to pay €460,000 (£390,000) plus interest in
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