ZURICH (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi Arabian membership Al Nassr may have its FIFA ban on registering new gamers lifted when it settles a debt with Leicester, soccer’s governing physique stated Thursday.

Al Nassr was ordered to pay English membership Leicester 460,000 euros ($513,000) plus annual curiosity of 5% in an October 2021 ruling by a FIFA-appointed choose at its gamers’ standing committee.

Leicester filed the grievance in April 2021 due to unpaid extra clauses due from the 18 million euros ($20 million) sale of Nigeria ahead Ahmed Musa in 2018.

Currently, Al Nassr – which was taken below majority possession final month by the $700 billion sovereign wealth Public Investment Fund – can nonetheless purchase new gamers although not register them to play.

“The club Al Nassr is currently prevented from registering new players due to outstanding debts,” FIFA stated Thursday. “The relevant bans will be lifted immediately upon the settlement of the debts being confirmed by the creditors concerned.”

Al Nassr’s signing of Ronaldo as a free agent in January sparked an unprecedented spree of spending by golf equipment within the Saudi Pro League, with 4 now majority-owned by PIF. The fund is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

Al Nassr signed Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozović this month from Inter Milan in a switch reportedly valued at 18 million euros ($20 million).

Al Nassr is presently in Portugal on a preseason coaching camp and on Aug. 22 has a qualifying playoff within the Asian Champions League. Al Nassr will host Shabab Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates or Jordan’s Al Wehdat.

Musa left Riyadh-based Al Nassr in 2020 and performed final season with Sivasspor in Turkey.

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