Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr now have Marco Reus in their sights
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr now have Marco Reus in their sights as they look to beat Premier League clubs to the German star – with his Dortmund contract up at the end of the season after 11 years at the club
- Al-Nassr will look to land further European stars after signing Cristiano Ronaldo
- The Portuguese joined the Saudi Arabian outfit on an £175m-per-season deal
- Marco Reus is out of contract at Borussia Dortmund this summer after 11 years
- Germany international is considering his future at the club having remained loyal
Al-Nassr are hoping to persuade Marco Reus to snub interest from the Premier League and follow Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia.
Al-Nassr completed their headline-grabbing capture of Ronaldo last week, unveiling the Portugal captain on Tuesday after he signed a £175m-per-season two-year deal.
And Borussia Dortmund captain Reus is one of the next established names from the European game in the sights of the Saudi Pro League side, who have also been linked with the likes of Luka Modric and Sergio Ramos.
Al-Nassr are interested in Marco Reus as they look to sign further European stars after landing Cristiano Ronaldo
German international Reus, 33, is out of contract at the end of the season and considering his future after 11 years at Dortmund.
The attacking midfielder’s situation has alerted Al-Nassr and clubs in England while the prospect of remaining in Germany has also not been ruled out, though Dortmund have not yet been able to reach an agreement to keep the experienced Reus.
Reus re-joined Dortmund in 2012, having first been with the club as a youngster, after three years at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Reus has remained loyal to Borussia Dortmund when perhaps others sought pastures new
He developed into one of the faces of the Dortmund side, helping them reach the Champions League final in his first season, making over 350 appearances, scoring 156 times and twice being named Germany’s player of the year.
Reus has stayed loyal to his hometown club for over a decade while seeing a string of teammates such as Robert Lewandowski, Ilkay Gundogan and Erling Haaland be tempted away by new challenges and prospect of consistently competing for the biggest trophies though his long association with Dortmund could come to an end this summer.
Reus has also played 48 times for Germany, a tally that would be greater were it not for injuries that have led to him missing four major tournaments.
An ankle injury denied Reus a place at the most recent World Cup in Qatar but he is now fit again ahead of the resumption of Dortmund’s Bundesliga campaign against Augsburg on January 22 and hoping to pick up where he left off.
Reus was in impressive form for Dortmund before damaging ankle ligaments in September, scoring three goals and setting up four in 12 appearances.
Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) was officially unveiled as an Al-Nassr player on Tuesday afternoon
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