top 10 aljazeera football transfer 2023

The reason  that brought Cristiano Ronaldo to the Middle East and opened the door for the year to come, while Lionel Messi made a shock hop across the Atlantic to the United States.

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Here are Al Jazeera’s top 10 men’s football transfers of 2023.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United to Al Nassr

The Portuguese forward was linked with many of Europe’s top clubs as his transfer away from Manchester United became apparent during last year’s Qatar World Cup 2022, but when Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr stepped in, the world held its breath.

From Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus, Ronaldo lit up European football and the list of clubs lining up to sign him was a top-down who’s who of the world’s biggest leagues. The move by Al Nassr to take him to Saudi Arabia opened the door to a number of big names to follow as the year progressed.

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2. Lionel Messi: PSG to Inter Miami

The Argentine legend’s shock move to Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami came after months of speculation as a result of his far-from-happy stint at French club PSG. His 2021 move to Paris from boyhood club Barcelona never really worked out for either the player or the club.

As rumours around his expected departure grew, a reunion with former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola of Manchester City or a record move to Saudi Arabia kept doing the rounds. However, it was the former Real Madrid and Manchester United player David Beckham who sealed Messi’s signature at his newly-launched club in Miami in a masterstroke for football in the Us

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