Cristiano Ronaldo introduces intense training and strict diet as Al Nassr nutritionist says ‘I can’t teach him anything’

CRISTIANO RONALDO has raised training and nutrition standards since arriving at Al Nassr.

The 38-year-old joined the Saudi club on a free transfer late last year after having his Manchester United contract ripped up.

GettyCristiano Ronaldo is raising standards in Al Nassr training as well as player nutrition[/caption]

Instagram / @cristianoRonaldo’s strict regime has allowed him to play top-level football into his late 30s[/caption]

The Red Devils were left with no choice but to let goal of the legendary goal scorer after his explosive sit-down interview with SunSport columnist and TalkTV main man, Piers Morgan.

In that chat, Ronaldo accused Man Utd of betrayal and revealed he did not respect manager Erik ten Hag.

After starting the 2022/23 season with a lack of goals, Ronaldo is starting to find his feet in Saudi, where he will earn hundreds of millions of pounds a year.

While captaining the Saudi side, Ronaldo has five goals and two assists in four Al Nassr games, having a massive impact on the pitch.

But he’s also leading the way off it too.

Ronaldo has raised the training and nutrition standards of his Al Nassr team-mates.

Spanish nutritionist Jose Blesa, who flies to Saudi Arabia once a month to help Al-Nassr, has given an insight into Ronaldo’s impact on the squad.

Blesa told Spanish publication Ideal: “I was uncertain, like everyone else, about what it was going to be like to work with him and if the club was going to change a lot, but I haven’t found a more professional footballer than him…

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“He is the first to arrive at training and the last to leave.

“Cristiano helps me a lot, because we can no longer teach him anything, but he creates a school around him. 

“The rest of the players do what he does because everything he does is wonderful to improve his performance. 

“Since he has been here, all the players have trained more intensely and followed a stricter diet. 

“I have not seen a club like this in which the players improve practically 90 per cent in their body composition.

“Every time I see them, they have less fat, more muscle and they do all the exercises at their fingertips. It is a luxury to work there.”