Odion Ighalo has urged former Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo to join him in Saud Arabia.

Ighalo, who played for United on loan in the 2019/20 campaign and is now in the Saudi Professional League with Al Hilal, would welcome such a move.

“Cristiano Ronaldo is hugely ambitious, and I think he will want to play in a Champions League team and end his career well, but you never can say," Ighalo told The Athletic.

“He has the decision to make. I wish him all the best in that decision, and hopefully, he does come to Saudi Arabia.

“I would love for him to come to Saudi because he would boost the league and add more fanbase to the league. People who aren't already watching will start to engage with the league and see something they are missing."

Ronaldo and his representative Jorge Mendes are holding out for Champions League football, amid links with Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid, but such a move seems unlikely at this stage of his career.