Football’s greatest unveiling gaffes after Ronaldo imagined Al-Nassr were in South Africa 

The footballing environment has been gripped by Cristiano Ronaldo finishing his sensational £175m-a-year move to Saudi side Al-Nassr next his bitter Manchester United exit.

In spite of getting the warmest of welcomes in Saudi Arabia, Ronaldo introduced that he was content to transfer to South Africa at his official unveiling in the Middle East.

Online video footage unveiled on social media displays Ronaldo stating: ‘The soccer is unique, so for me it really is not the finish of my profession to arrive to South Africa. This is why I want to transform, and to be straightforward I’m truly not nervous about what folks say.’ 

But Ronaldo will be happy to know he is not by itself when it arrives to transfer faux pas. In this article, Sportsmail seems back again at some of the best more than the a long time.

Cristiano Ronaldo made an awkward gaffe on his Al-Nassr unveiling following indicating he was happy to shift to South Africa rather of Saudi Arabia

Robinho thinks he has joined Chelsea just after breaking transfer file to join Manchester Metropolis 

Again in 2008, Brazilian star Robinho had been desperate to go away Real Madrid to sign up for Chelsea.

Nonetheless, the then-24-yr-previous in its place broke the British transfer report when he signed for Manchester City for £32.5m.

Unfortunately for Robinho, he manufactured a obvious mistake when quizzed by journalists about his new club.

‘On the last day of transfers, Chelsea created a great present for me individually, and fantastic for Real Madrid, and it was recognized,’ he explained, in advance of someone pointed out his gaffe.

‘Chelsea? No, Manchester. Sorry,’ he extra.

Robinho retains his No 10 shirt alongside Man City manager at the time Mark Hughes

Martin Braithwaite and Theo Hernandez shockers at Nou Camp and Bernabeu unveilings

In 2020, Braithwaite concluded a controversial unexpected emergency transfer from Leganes right after Barcelona brought on his £16m launch clause next authorization by La Liga.

As is custom made with Barcelona signings, Braithwaite was unveiled at the Nou Camp – but in bizarre conditions.

Thanks to the pandemic, the striker was pressured to execute in the iconic stadium devoid of any fans on hand to observe.

You would assume this may well have eased his nerves, but regrettably this was not the situation and the new signing failed to impress, putting on a awful try at displaying off his abilities.

Footage designed its way onto social media showing the then-28-yr-old making an attempt to roll the ball among the two toes in alternating rhythm, right before on the lookout to endeavor a ‘rainbow flick’ and chip it into the air.

But soon after two unsuccessful tries, the striker resolved to give up and basically dribbled all around just before staying ridiculed on social media.

Braithwate, I guess you could say, was following in Theo Hernandez’s footsteps who had similar results (or absence of) when he signed for True Madrid in 2017.

The £20m signing felt the strain in entrance of a smattering of supporters at the Bernabeu and could only control six keepy ups in advance of the ball strike the deck.

It truly is good to say Hernandez has occur a extended way given that then, owning achieved Globe Cup glory with France in 2018. 

Where’s the badge absent? Kieran Trippier and Maxwell Cornet miss out on their new club’s crests…by some distance! 

A single of the go-to poses when a new player tends to make a go is to level to the badge as a present of passion to the followers.

But regretably for Kieran Trippier and Maxwell Cornet, they both of those embarrassingly unsuccessful in getting exactly where the badge was.

Last January, Trippier turned Newcastle’s very first signing under their Saudi-backed entrepreneurs in a £12m offer immediately after a great spell at Atletico Madrid.

But fans were brief to detect a blunder right after Newcastle posted a photograph of their new addition pointing at his sleeve alternatively than the Toon crest. 

He’s not the initial to do it nevertheless by any implies. Just six months earlier, Burnley signed Ivory Coast intercontinental Maxwel Cornet from Lyon.

But in the same way to Trippier, Cornet skipped the Clarets’ crest through his signing images and located himself pointing to the Umbro badge on his new package.

Each Kieran Trippier and Maxwell Cornet failed to realise that they were being not pointing at their new club’s crests

Everton spell Gerard Deulofeu’s identify completely wrong on the back again of new shirts for sale 

It can be by no signifies an effortless identify to spell, but you would have hoped Everton would have completed their owing diligence in advance of attempting to flog shirts with their new signing’s name on the back.

Deulofeu, a product of the famed La Masia academy, in the beginning signed for the Toffees on bank loan from Barcelona in 2013.

It expense Everton £4.2m to make the go long term – following he experienced a further bank loan spell at Sevilla – and he created a fantastic effects on his arrival in the Leading League with his lightning pace off the mark tormenting defenders.

He was signed as 1 of the most promising youthful abilities close to, but for any individual wanting to parade his identify on the back again of their shirts, I hope they retained a receipt. 

The uncomfortable mistake observed the incoming Everton star’s identify spelled as ‘Deufoleu’ by slip-up. At the very least they obtained the amount ideal! 

Everton shirts are found on show with Gerard Deulofeu’s name spelt improperly (correct)

Benteke promises he is a Burnley participant on Twitter just after signing for Crystal Palace 

When the ex-Liverpool striker done his transfer to Crystal Palace in a club-report deal value up to £32m in 2016, he endured somewhat of a PR disaster.

His current Twitter profile showcased shots of himself in a Palace shirt but the bio go through: ‘Burnleyl FC and Belgium national team’. His site remained as Liverpool. 

The then-25-12 months-aged then altered the club to CPFC, but not just before the mistake was mocked by several of his 350,000 followers. 

Benteke before long realised and apologised to his new enthusiast base, tweeting: ‘Oops my negative lol Yes I signed for cpfc and not burnley. Sorry for the minor oversight the particular person that manages my Twitter got a minor confused’. 

Just after signing for Crystal Palace, Christian Benteke unintentionally claimed he was a Burnley player on Twitter

Spurs flop Roberto Soldado fails to kick the ball into Villarreal crowd… TWICE 

Roberto Soldado turned Spurs’ most high-priced signing when he moved to north London from Valencia for £26m in August 2013. 

It’s reasonable to say he did not have the ideal spell at Tottenham, scoring just 16 objectives in 76 appearances over the course of his two seasons at White Hart Lane.

The Spanish striker returned home in 2015 – this time to be part of Villarreal in the hope of resetting his career but it bought off to the worst feasible commence.

For the duration of his unveiling, Soldado was tasked with kicking the ball into the compact collection of enthusiasts in the stands.

But it could not have gone even worse, as the striker about-estimated the length and booted the ball around their heads, not as soon as but 2 times.