Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. has reportedly been training at Real Madrid’s academy.
The teenage striker could soon make a move to the Spanish giants’ youth system.
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Ronaldo Jr., the son of five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, is currently under contract with Al Nassr.
He joined the Saudi Pro League youth team after his father joined the club in January 2023.
Before joining Al Nassr, the 15-year-old spent time in the academies of Juventus and Manchester United.
Both teams are also former clubs of Ronaldo, who is under contract with Al Nassr until next summer.
However, his son could leave the club sooner after joining Real Madrid.
According to The Athletic, Ronaldo Jr. is training with the U16 team with a view to joining the club in the near future.
With this step he would once again follow in his father’s footsteps.
Ronaldo spent nine years at the Bernabeu between 2009 and 2018.
During this time he became the club’s all-time top goalscorer with 450 goals in just 438 appearances.
The 41-year-old also won four of his five Ballons d’Or at Real Madrid.
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He also won 15 trophies with the club, including two LaLiga titles and four Champions League triumphs.
Like father, like son
His son has also already started his international journey and wants to repeat Ronaldo’s exploits for Portugal.
American-born Ronaldo Jr. was called up to Portugal’s U15 team for the first time in May 2025.
He made his debut against Japan at the Vlatko Markovic International tournament before scoring a goal against hosts Croatia a few days later.
Since then, the youngster has played in both the U16 and U17 teams, scoring again while playing for the former.
Ronaldo himself started his own international career with the Portuguese U15 in 2001 as a 16-year-old.
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He then scored seven goals in nine international appearances before being promoted to the U17, U20 and U21 teams.
Ronaldo made his senior debut at the age of 18 and scored 143 goals in 226 international appearances for his country.
This makes him both the all-time leading goalscorer and the player to be on the pitch ahead of this summer’s World Cup.
Ronaldo could become the first player to play in six different World Cup finals if he takes the field in North America.