Ronaldo to MLS? Herculez Gomez drops bombshell about potential deal

Herculez Gomez reveals surprising details about Cristiano Ronaldo’s potential MLS deal
Herculez Gomez reveals surprising details about Cristiano Ronaldo’s potential MLS deal

Football analyst Herculez Gomez made a passionate case for bringing Cristiano Ronaldo to Major League Soccer amidst rumors of him leaving Al Nassr.

The Portuguese superstar is reportedly set to leave the Saudi Pro League club and is still looking to keep playing football, which has seen him linked to several outfits across the world. 

However, Gomez argued that an MLS club should offer Ronaldo an ownership stake similar to what Inter Miami provided to Lionel Messi to bring Ronaldo to the U.S.

“Nobody thought Lionel Messi would come, and yet he did. What did it take? It took ownership and I think it’s going to be a similar package [to recruit Ronaldo to MLS],” Gomez said on Futbol Americas. 

He revealed that American owner John Textor, owns Botafogo, Crystal Palace and American Eagle Football Group, as per reports, wanted to offer a similar package for Ronaldo to join Botafogo, or one of the teams, ahead of the Club World Cup.

He added, “Do I see someone within Major League Soccer with the ability to do that? Maybe. Should they do that? Absolutely. There is no absolute way you have Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi playing in the same league, and you’re not going to pay attention.”

Talking abut Messi and CR7 he noted that whether someone is a hater of what they have become now, or a lover of what they’ve done to the game they are the two players who have played at the highest of levels for so long and have competed against one another.

“Everybody in the world will watch the league, will watch this match-up, and I almost feel like you have to make an intent, you have to try to get Cristiano Ronaldo to the MLS," he said.

Gomez believes MLS would gain significant global traction if it could sign Ronaldo.

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