MLS better for your brand than Saudi Arabia, US soccer legend Lalas tells Ronaldo

US soccer legend Alexi Lalas as urged Cristiano Ronaldo to resist a move to Saudi Arabia.

The 37-year-old left Manchester United ahead of the World Cup and is in talks about a move to Al Nassr.

“It sounds like he’s going to a make a boatload of money and go to Saudi Arabia and play,” Lalas said Fox.

“It kind of is out of sight and out of mind. I can’t remember the last time we heard about the Saudi Arabian league.

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“For a guy that is so concerned about his brand, and certainly has more money than he can do with, it’s a strange type of thing for him to do. For 200 million dollars you’ll figure it out, but if the alternative is making less money and I get to go and play and live in Miami or Los Angeles.

“MLS can’t compete with that type of money, but what MLS can give him is a much bigger entrée into the American market – he’s already huge in America. For a guy that’s cultivated this brand over the years, that might have been more appealing.

“In the moment he might not have made the money, he might have also established his brand.

“I’m not saying we’re not going to hear from Cristiano Ronaldo or his brand can’t grow but it’s sure as hell I would think isn’t going to grow as much being in Saudi Arabia relative to the United States.

“We’ve seen it with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, David Beckham, Thierry Henry or Wayne Rooney. The moments they have from a MLS perspective they do go viral, it’s not completely out of sight, out of mind.”