Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr is considering terminating their contract with star player Anderson Talisca after he signed a long-term deal with the Saudi club earlier this year.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s club Al-Nassr is currently facing a dilemma regarding the Asian Champions League ‘foreigner rule.’ The rule only allows five players who are born outside and one added player from an AFC country.
The club is reportedly considering prioritizing players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané, Seko Fofana, Marcelo Brozovic, and Alex Telles over Talisca. This, however, has caused a rift between the player and the club with the club even contemplating terminating his contract.
🚨 Al-Nassr forward Anderson Talisca could see his contract terminated at the club. 🇧🇷❌
The Asian Confederation only allows 5 players born outside of Asia to play in the Asian Champions League and the Saudi club are expected to prioritise Ronaldo, Mané, Fofana, Brozović and… pic.twitter.com/X2B5R1LD4w
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 22, 2023
Soccer fans are not happy with the decision and have sympathized with the player. One fan commented, “He shouldn’t e treated that way.” Another fan even named him the most important player in the squad as they wrote, “He’s more important than Ronaldo in the team if we are being honest.”
While some fans were even seen blaming Cristiano Ronaldo for Talisca’s misfortune as they wrote, “Ronaldo has cost this young man his job… AGAIN.”
The Brazilian has been in the club long before the arrival of the big-name players. Therefore, his exclusion from the Asian Champions League squad is a huge disrespect toward the player.
Al-Nassr star Anderson Talisca’s negotiations with Besiktas come to an end
The Al-Nassr midfielder was reportedly in talks with Turkish club Besiktas J.K over a potential transfer. However, the club has recently confirmed that the talks between them have collapsed due to a disagreement over finances.
The club statement stated, “Contact was made with both Anderson Talisca and his club and Sergio Ramos, who has his testimonial; Negotiations, which were carried out considering the interests of our club, were terminated due to disagreements on financial issues.”
Besiktas have denied any agreement to sign Sergio Ramos. “Deal won’t happen as there’s no chance due to the financial requests”, club announced ⚪️⚫️⛔️
..same for Anderson Talisca, statement confirms.
Ramos remains available as free agent, as of now. pic.twitter.com/uHBwfjUBW0
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 22, 2023
Aderson was one of the club’s important players before the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. The 29-year-old had bagged 21 goals in 27 matches last season across all competitions. He also played an important part in Al-Nassr’s victory in the Arab Champions Cup.
Anderson Talisca is, however, expected to fall further down the pecking order at the club with the joining of Manchester City star Aymeric Laporte this summer.
Therefore, with his contract with the Saudi Arabian club on the verge of collapsing, it would be interesting to see what the future holds for the player as he has reportedly gained interest from other European clubs as well.