Ronaldo returns to Al-Nasr training after being excluded from the Portugal national team

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(CNN) - Al-Nasr Saudi Club shared with its followers on the “X” platform, on Monday, a video clip of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo joining its ranks, in light of his crisis with his country’s national team and its coach, George Jesus.

The snapshot showed the 41-year-old wearing a white cotton shirt, a watch and a ring on his finger.

The Al-Alamy team commented on the snapshot, saying: “The greatest athlete... in the heart of Najd... in #Al-Nasr.”

This is the player's appearance with the Saudi club, after he left the Portugal national team camp suddenly and without revealing the reasons.

Cristiano Ronaldo missed his country's last two matches, specifically against Denmark and Norway.

In a press conference, Jorge Jesus, coach of the Portuguese national team, said regarding Ronaldo: “If he plays with his club, he will be eligible for a call-up if he wants to return to represent the national team.”

He continued, saying about his relationship with Cristiano, who trained him at Al-Nasr Club: “In my opinion, you cannot blame someone in a friendship that lasted an entire year for a situation that is difficult to understand.”

Jesus continued about the situation that angered the player when he warmed up in the first Norway match, without the coach giving him the opportunity to participate: “Just because he is him, and perhaps this was the right thing, given that he is a symbol - all this issue was raised regarding warming up and not, and participating in the game or not.”

He added: "How many players did the warm-up today and did not participate in the match? How many are there? Will there be a problem with any of them? No, so it caused all this fuss because he (Ronaldo) is a symbol, right?"

The coach denied that he had apologized to Ronaldo for not participating in the Norway match, and described the media reports about that as “false,” and asked: “What was the matter that deserved an apology?”