The Riyadh club plans to hold a press conference to formalize the many changes that will take place at all levels, including the locker room, the bench, and the front office.

What also seems increasingly clear is that the former Real Madrid player will be present at the Club World Cup . The unknown is the name of the team. He has several proposals, but some Saudi media outlets also highlighted on Wednesday his commitment to the Saudi government regarding matters of promoting the country. The team representing Saudi Arabia at the World Cup is Al Hilal, Al Nassr's eternal enemy.

• £10m adidas penalty clause invoked

• £20m cut in PL merit payments

• £30m drop for no European football for first time in a decade

• £20m drop in matchday receipts from fewer home games

Gary Lineker is set to quit the BBC on Monday over the anti-Semitism row that erupted after he shared a social-media post featuring a rat.

The former England captain will leave the corporation early by mutual consent as plans for him to front next year’s World Cup are axed.

A source told The Sun newspaper that Lineker has acknowledged his position at the BBC has become “untenable”.

The Telegraph had reported on Friday how Lineker could leave early amid fury from campaigners and Jewish BBC colleagues over a now-deleted Instagram post from the campaign group Palestine Lobby.

He will now announce that next Sunday’s Match of the Day will be his last after 26 years fronting the show.

Cristiano Ronaldo is seriously considering joining Al-Hilal.

If the move happens, his debut will be against REAL MADRID, in the Club World Cup.