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Alex Telles has opened up on the role Al-Nassr team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo played in the Brazil international’s move from Premier League giants Manchester United to Saudi Arabia during the summer of 2023. His arrival at Al-Nassr might not have been greeted with the same riotous excitement which surrounded that Cristiano Ronaldo transfer – something of a ‘floodgate-opener’ for the ambitious Saudi Pro League – but Alex Telles was certainly another statement signing from a club with desires on challenging the Euro-centric nature of modern football. Telles, after all, arrived after spells with FC …