Cristiano Ronaldo’s 1,000-goal chase and Karim Benzema’s farewell push headline Saudi season dreams | OneFootball

Ronaldo’s 1,000-goal chase and Benzema’s possible farewell headline a Roshn League season of targets.

According to Goal.com, Cristiano Ronaldo may be entering his final campaign, his Al-Nassr deal up next summer after ending the club’s seven-year wait for the Saudi title. He sits on 976 goals, needs 24 for 1,000, with further chances in the Saudi Super Cup, King’s Cup and AFC Champions League Elite.

Karim Benzema, now at Al-Hilal after a winter exit from Al-Ittihad, wants to haul the club back to the Roshn crown after two barren years. Success would put him among the few to win the Saudi league with both clubs, though injuries hampered him late last season.

Captain Salem Al-Dawsari is fighting for his future after a poor year under Simone Inzaghi. He stayed despite interest from Al-Diriyah and Qatar, but starts injured and must fend off Crysencio Summerville while operating under tighter instructions.

At Al-Ahli, Ivan Toney begins a third season targeting a first title and a maiden top-scorer award. He lost last term by one to Al-Qadsiah’s Julian Quinones, whose final-day brace made it 33, and the year before he trailed Cristiano Ronaldo by two.

At Al-Ittihad, Youssef En-Nesyri has yet to convince as Benzema’s replacement and was linked with a return to Morocco, with coach Jens Wissing said to be unconvinced. His aim is to hit peak form and silence sceptics in what could be a testing campaign.

Source: Goal.com

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