Cristiano Ronaldo agreed with a new contract with Al-Nassr exactly a month after having strongly hinted that he had played his last match for the Saudi Pro League Club, according to a report.
The five -time winner of the Ballon d’Or Nicolo Schira said.
Saudi officials would have been in “difficult” talks last month to keep the most prominent player in the country, with one of their flight giants, Al-Hilal, would have been in front of the Al-Ahli rivals to sign the captain of Portugal.
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Ronaldo, who has been with Al-Nassr for over two years without winning a trophy, strongly suggested on May 26 that he would leave the club at the end of his conditions.
Writing the day the season of his team ended, the 40 -year -old told his hundreds of millions of followers on social networks: “This chapter is over. The story? Always written. Recortant to all.”
An AFP source said at the time that the extremely rich public investment fund (PIF), which is a major investor in Saudi Pro League, negotiated in order to “convince Ronaldo to stay and play”.
“The first option is a transfer to Al-Hilal with the possibility of appearing in the FIFA club World Cup, or in Asian Al-Ahli champions,” added the point of sale.
Sovereign Wealth Fund is at the origin of a number of large Saudi investments in sport and controls a group of clubs in the Pro League, including Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal et al-Ahli.
Cristiano Ronaldo contract
Ronaldo’s extension of the contract reported one day after Al-Nassr announced the departure of manager Stefano Pioli, the Italian star player responding by thanking him via social media.
Portuguese coach Roberto Martinez named Ronaldo in his Nations League team last month, and Selecao’s first shooter marked in the semi-finals against Germany and final against Spain while his country has become champion.
The five-time winner of the Champions League scored 35 goals in 41 games all competitions for Al-Nassr in 2024/25 to finish as the top scorer of the Saudi Pro League during the successive seasons, although Al-Nassr finished 13 points of presentation of the Al-Ittihad champions in third.
Ronaldo weekly salary
On Forbes’ List of all time of the most winning athletes, only the boxer Floyd Mayweather Eclipse Ronaldo, having won around $ 300 million (226 million pounds Sterling) in 2015 and $ 285 million (214.5 million pounds Sterling) in 2018.
Ronaldo would have exceeded $ 1 billion (771 million pounds sterling) in career gains two years before becoming the most high level footballer to move to Saudi Arabia in December 2022 after his departure from United.
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr agreement is widely reported worth £ 14.75 mm or 3.4 million pounds sterling per week. His annual salary would be 177 million pounds sterling per year, made up of 62 million pounds sterling for his football salary, supplemented by commercial bonuses.
The player known as CR7 has a variety of lucrative transactions, with his recent mentions, including Whoop, the UFL video game and the cryptocurrency exchange binance.
