In his style, Jorge Jesus admits that he “would like” to have more reinforcements for Al Nassr, but that “it’s not easy”. With the transfer window open this January, the club has not yet signed anyone. At a press conference previewing the duel with Al Shabab, on Saturday, at 5:30 pm, for the Saudi championship, Jesus was incisive. «I would like to have more players, but it is not easy. A lot of mistakes were made here and now we are paying,” he said, with a smile on his face. Furthermore, he rejected recent news about an alleged freeze on the powers of José Semedo, CEO of Al Nassr and friend of Cristiano Ronaldo. «They talked about Semedo and Simão Coutinho [diretor-desportivo] and they blamed us for the bad results, tomorrow they blame me. This campaign that was carried out only serves to take us out of the competition,” said Jesus, quoted by the Saudi press. The Portuguese also defended goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi, sent off in incredible fashion against Al Hilal, saying that he is the “best Saudi goalkeeper” and that he will be “a starter at the 2026 World Cup”. Al Nassr is second in the standings, seven points behind Al Hilal. Al Shabab is 14th, below expectations.