The Portuguese attacker signs a contract with the Saudi club for two and a half seasons and will earn 200 million euros a year
Cristiano Ronaldo will play for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia from January 1. After parting ways with Manchester United on November 22, two days after the opening of the World Cup, the Portuguese striker signs a two-and-a-half-year contract with Al-Nassr, until 2025, as confirmed by ‘Marca’ on Monday. In other words, if he fulfilled his promise to the Saudi club, he would defend his colors until he was 39 years old. Al-Nassr, currently second in the Saudi league after just eight games played, will become the fifth team Cristiano will play in, after Sporting de Portugal, Manchester United (in two phases), Real Madrid and Juventus.
Cristiano will earn around 200 million euros per year at Al-Nassr as his token will be 100 million per season and with the advertising incentives he will double that amount and become the highest paid athlete in the world. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner plays in a team led by Frenchman Rudi García and among his new teammates is Spaniard Álvaro González, who has been a member of Al-Nassr since last August.
After his divorce with Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag, Cristiano will leave Europe, where he has not found a team. Thus, he begins a new phase in football at a much lower level, having won up to five European Cups (four with Real Madrid and one with United), becoming the all-time top scorer in the Champions League and establishing himself as one of the best players ever.
Cristiano will turn 38 in February and, once sacked from Manchester United, finished the first stage of the World Cup mediocre, although Portugal finished top of their group. The Portuguese star is preparing for the round of 16 against Switzerland on Tuesday and, should the Portuguese team beat the Swiss, Cristiano could be Spain’s rival in the quarter-finals.
The Portuguese goalscorer scored from a penalty kick in his first match at the World Cup in Qatar, the goal that opened the scoring in Portugal’s 3-2 victory over Ghana, to become the only footballer in history to score in five championships at different planetary levels. .
However, it was his only goal in the three games his team has played in Qatar, as against Uruguay (2-0) the author of the two goals was Bruno Fernandes, although Cristiano claimed that the first goal belonged to him because he had combed headed the ball before going into goal. In Portugal’s defeat to Senegal (2-1), with the Portuguese team already qualified for the round of 16, it was Ricardo Horta who scored the only goal for the team led by Fernando Santos.
Source: La Verdad
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