Shocking: Ronaldo's team ordered a player for 41 million USD and then... 'bombed the deal'

Reaching an agreement with a new team, selling his house, saying goodbye to his old teammates, going to a training camp, and then suddenly being sent back. That was the extremely unbelievable story that happened to David Hancko when he moved to Al Nassr - Ronaldo's club.

Hancko (right) faced Ronaldo at Euro 2024 - Photo: REUTERS

A few weeks ago, Al Nassr shocked the football world by awarding Ronaldo a half-billion-dollar contract. But now they have become the target of criticism from the entire football world.

Dávid Hancko, the versatile Slovakian defender who plays for Feyenoord (Netherlands), has just become the victim of the strangest story of the 2025 summer transfer window.

From a "successful deal" with Al Nassr, Hancko was unexpectedly... dumped by Ronaldo's team at the last minute.

Last week, Feyenoord and Al Nassr reached an agreement to transfer Hancko for a total value of up to 35 million euros ($41 million).

The 27-year-old defender has even agreed personal terms, signing a three-season contract (until 2028, with an option to extend) and saying goodbye to his teammates in Rótterdam to head to Austria, where Al Nassr is holding a summer training camp.

In the original plan, Al Nassr planned to quickly add Hancko to this training trip, to help him quickly get acquainted with the team.

However, things quickly turned chaotic when Hancko arrived, with AS and Flashscore reporting that Al Nassr immediately ignored the player.

He was not allowed to stay in the same hotel as his teammates, was not allowed to participate in training and was forced to stay in a separate hotel. All the moves showed that Hancko was no longer welcome.

By the afternoon of July 22, Al Nassr made a shocking decision: canceling the deal at the last minute, pushing Hancko back to Feyenoord.

“This is shocking, a real scandal,” said Feyenoord technical advisor Raymond Salomon. “To bring him to a training camp and then say there is no place for him is unprecedented.”

The incident not only had an immediate impact on Hancko - who liquidated his apartment in the Netherlands and said goodbye to his teammates - but also had a chain effect on other Feyenoord deals.

Specifically, Feyenoord planned to reinvest the money from selling Hancko to buy two other stars, but now everything is stalled.

Hancko in Feyenoord shirt - Photo: REUTERS

As for Hancko, he immediately returned to Feyenoord's training center in Grassau, Germany, where coach Robin van Persie and his teammates still warmly welcomed him.

It is expected that Hancko will continue to accompany Feyenoord in important friendly matches with Nice, Wolfsburg and several other teams to prepare for the Champions League qualifiers.

The international media is still very surprised by this story. Goal.com called it "a shocking failed transfer".

Al Nassr has yet to make any official statement on the incident.

The Saudi Arabian club have plans for a major overhaul this summer, but have so far failed to make any notable signings other than renewing Ronaldo's contract, in a historic deal.

European media are still very curious about how Al Nassr canceled the deal, because many previous information said Hancko had actually signed a contract with Feyenoord.

Whatever the reason, Ronaldo's team has created a strange precedent in football history. They placed an order for a superstar worth about $41 million, who showed up at the door and then... dropped the deal.

HUY DANG

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/soc-doi-bong-cua-ronaldo-dat-mua-cau-thu-41-trieu-usd-roi-bom-hang-2025072223585551.htm