Cristiano Ronaldo aims dig at Lionel Messi after he joins David Beckham's Inter Miami

Former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he will not play in Europe again, as well as describing the Saudi Pro League as being 'better than the MLS'.

Ronaldo, following his controversial exit from United last November, joined Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Nassr, putting pen to paper on a lucrative contract. Ronaldo's move to the Gulf state marked a breakthrough moment for the Saudi Arabian league, with no shortage of big-name stars having joined clubs in the country since.

The likes of Karim Benzema, Roberto Firmino, Marcelo Brozovic, Ruben Neves and Edouard Mendy have all joined Saudi clubs this summer, highlighting just how many big-name stars are being extracted from Europe's biggest leagues because of the financial pull. Manchester City ace Riyad Mahrez has also being strongly linked with a move recently.

However, the Saudi finances were not enough to convince Lionel Messi to make the move to the Pro League. He officially completed his move to MLS side Inter Miami earlier this week after leaving French club Paris Saint-Germain.

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And just a day after they unveiled Messi as the MLS' greatest-ever signing, Ronaldo launched an extraordinary defence of the Saudi Pro League, suggesting that it now has more quality than some of Europe's top leagues is better than Messi's new home.

"The Saudi league is better than the MLS," said Ronaldo. "I'm 100 per cent sure I won't return to any European club.

"I opened the way to the Saudi league and now all the players are coming here. I won't return to European