A sensational last-minute reunion could now be on the cards for former Real Madrid teammates Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
The pair were long-time teammates at Los Blancos, where they played together for nine years, during which they won four UEFA Champions League trophies.
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Now, they may have the opportunity to replicate their past success as a duo at Al Nassr.
According to L'Equipe via AS, the France international, who is currently on the books of Al Ittihad, is in talks with an unnamed Riyadh-based club, fuelling speculation he could be set to join up with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Ronaldo's Knights of Najd are among the teams located in the city, along with Al Hilal, Al Riyadh and Al Shabab.
The latter two teams, however, are believed to be less attractive options for the 36-year-old as they are both currently in the bottom half of the Saudi Pro League table and are not renowned for their recruitment of star players.
Al Hilal and Al Nassr, though, occupy first and second place on the table, respectively, and have signed various stars in recent months who have, similar to the Frenchman, previously plied their trade in Europe.
The Blue Wave boast a host of high-profile footballers that include Neymar, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Yassine Bounou, and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, while players such as Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Talisca, and Seko Fofana all don the yellow and blue colours of Al Nassr.
Benzema is said to be unhappy at Ittihad, with the club believed to be open to allowing him to leave on a temporary basis after he was reportedly frozen out by manager Marcelo Gallardo.
They are, however, also said to only be keen to allow him to move a club in the Saudi League.
If the move is to materialise, the unnamed club must move rapidly as the transfer window for Pro League teams closes at 23:00 South African time today.
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Benzema and Ronaldo joined Los Blancos in 2009 and played there together until 2018, when the Portugal icon left the Santiago Bernabeu to join Italian giants Juventus. The duo netted a whopping 642 goals while representing the LALIGA giants.
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