Cristiano Ronaldo has decided on his future

Where will he play next?

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA Nations League for the second time in his career, but where will the Portuguese superstar play next season?

"This chapter is over."

"This chapter is over. The story? It's still being written."

Staying where he is?

However, Ronaldo might just stay where he is. "My future? Basically nothing is gonna change. Staying at Al Nassr? Yeah," he said after the UEFA Nations League, per Transfermarkt.

Not playing at the Club World Cup

At 40 years old, the greatest goalscorer in history is still performing at an elite level and attracting plenty of offers. It’s now certain he won't be playing in the Club World Cup, however, as Al Nassr is not participating in the tournament.

Turning down interested clubs

By staying with Al Nassr, Ronaldo turned down a list of interested clubs who were keen to sign him. Let's see which clubs were rumoured to want to offer him a contract.

Rayados de Monterrey

One of the first clubs to express interest in the Portuguese striker was Rayados de Monterrey, and they had a powerful ace up their sleeve in Sergio Ramos, who has strong chemistry with Ronaldo since playing together at Real Madrid.

Palmeiras

For their part, The Sun reported that Palmeiras had also reached out about Cristiano Ronaldo, eyeing a potential move ahead of the Club World Cup, where they’re set to face Porto, Al Ahly, and Leo Messi’s Inter Miami.

Inter Miami

In fact, the English outlet suggested there was a chance Ronaldo won’t face Messi at all – instead, he could have ended up joining him in his North American football journey.

Not out of the question

What’s more, sports journalist Alex Smith wrote in The Sun that it was not out of the question for the two greatest footballers in history to finally become teammates in Miami. That would have been a pairing for the ages and almost certain do wonders for the growth of MLS.

Real Madrid

That said, if there was one club where Cristiano Ronaldo could have brought his legendary journey full circle, it’s none other than Real Madrid.

A fitting conclusion

Ronaldo enjoyed the peak of his career at Real Madrid, and even if he were to return solely for the Club World Cup, it would have offered a fitting conclusion to a story that, until now, never had the ending worthy of what he means to the club.