Cristiano Ronaldo will soon be playing under a fourth boss at Al Nassr after they sacked Luis Castro.
The Portuguese boss has been in charge of the Saudi Arabian side since the summer of 2023 when he replaced Rudi Garcia.
Castro has been sacked as Al Nassr’s head coachAFP
A statement said: “Al Nassr can announce that Head Coach Luis Castro has left the club.
“Everyone at Al Nassr would like to thank Luis and his staff for their dedicated work during the past 14 months, wishing them the best of luck for the future.”
Castro guided Al Nassr to second place in the Saudi Pro League last term, losing out on the title to Al Hilal.
This is despite club talisman Ronaldo scoring 35 goals during the season to be the league’s top scorer.
The hope was that Castro could close in on the Saudi title this term, however the club have made a poor start to the campaign.
In three matches this term, Al Nassr have won just one match so far, drawing their other two which included a 1-1 draw with Al-Ahli on Friday.
When Ronaldo made the switch to Al Nassr, Rudi Garcia was his boss.
Dinko Jelicic took over for eight games on an interim basis in April 2023 when Garcia was sacked, with Castro replacing him three months later.
That means Ronaldo’s next head coach will be his fourth since arriving in the Saudi Pro League.
According to talkSPORT’s Ben Jacobs, Stefano Pioli is in advanced talks over the role.
The Saudi side announced the news on social mediaX: @AlNassrFC_EN
Ronaldo looks set to play under a fourth boss at Al NassrGetty
Former AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli is in advanced talks over the roleGetty
The Italian boss, who managed AC Milan for five years until this summer, has agreed to the project with just personal terms to be agreed.
Pioli led AC Milan to the Serie A title in 2021/22, earning the Italian top flight’s manager of the year award at the same time.
The hope for Al Nassr is that this sort of pedigree will see him finally lead Ronaldo and co. to the Saudi Pro League title.
Al Nassr are next in action on Friday night when they face Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League.
