Ronaldo revealed that he had rejected overtures from teams who wanted to give him the opportunity to play at the inaugural expanded summer Club World Cup in the United States, having previously appeared to hint that his time at Al-Nassr had come to a close after the end of the latest Saudi Pro League season, in which they finished third under Italian boss Stefano Pioli, behind Al-Hilal and 13 points adrift of champions Al-Ittihad.