Al-Khelaifi acknowledged the quality of the seasoned forward but contended that, given his interest in England and Borussia Dortmund starlet Jude Bellingham, it would be impossible to integrate him into a PSG team that possesses such a wealth of riches up front.
The PSG president said to Sky News after Ronaldo left Manchester United: "The three players that we have [Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe], it's really difficult, but I wish him the best. He's great and he's still a great player.
PSG is the latest team to rule out making an approach for the attacker after Oliver Kahn, CEO of Bayern Munich, withdrew his club from the running in late November. A legend of the game, Ronaldo, has refuted reports that he has agreed to a sensational €400 million transfer to Saudi team Al Nassr. The 37-year-old has few options for where he might go from here.
When he was left off the starting lineup for Tuesday's match against Switzerland in the round of 16, Ronaldo snapped a 31-game streak of starting every game for Portugal at significant tournaments.
In order to be back in the starting lineup for Portugal's quarterfinal match against Morocco on Saturday, Ronaldo hopes to decide on his post-World Cup plans.