Cristiano Ronaldo said he has been surprised by the level of competitiveness in the Saudi Pro League since joining Al Nassr in January.
Ronaldo headed to Saudi after his acrimonious split with Manchester United back in November, when he left the club by mutual consent after his explosive tell-all interview with Piers Morgan.
Since signing a £175million-a-year contract with Al-Nassr, the 38-year-old has scored nine goals in 10 appearances for the club, including two hat-tricks.
Though while many have questioned its quality, Ronaldo believes Saudi's Pro League could one day be one of the top five in the world in terms of competitiveness.
'I think you should look at the (Saudi Pro League) in a different way,' he told reporters on Wednesday. 'I'm not going to say that the league is a Premier League, that would be a lie.
'But it's a very competitive league that I'm positively surprised by, a very balanced league and good teams.
'I am sure that in the coming years the league will be ... the fourth, fifth or sixth most competitive league in the world,' added Ronaldo, who moved to Al-Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
Ronaldo is part of the Portugal squad for their Euro 2024 qualifiers against Liechtenstein later on Thursday and Luxembourg on Sunday.
The 38-year-old, who was benched by former coach Fernando Santos for their last two games at the World Cup, would make his 197th appearance for Portugal if he plays against Liechtenstein, surpassing Kuwait's Bader Al-Mutawa as the most capped player in men's football.
'I like to break records, I have broken lot of records ...,' said Ronaldo, who debuted for Portugal in 2003.
'In addition to being the best scorer ever for national teams, I was also looking to be the international player with the most caps.'
