The Portuguese star agreed. Cristiano Ronaldo On a huge contract worth 172.9 million pounds ($207.5 million) with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nasr.
The 37-year-old’s contract with Manchester United was terminated earlier this month after a tumultuous relationship with club bosses only worsened when he made a number of controversial remarks in a television interview with Piers Morgan.
The contract with Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia runs for two-and-a-half years, at £172.9m a year – which means Ronaldo will play until he is forty, according to Spanish newspaper ‘Marca’. and Al Arabiya.net reviewed it.
The Portuguese international had pressed for a move away from Old Trafford in the summer but didn’t get his wish as he was determined to play football in the Champions League.
Al-Nasr is one of the most successful clubs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as they have won the Saudi League title 9 times and their last win was in 2019.
In both 2020 and 2021, Al-Nassr may not have won the league, but they managed to win the Saudi Super Cup.
The Saudi giants now have as few big stars as they used to, such as goalkeeper David Ospina, Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo and Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar – who scored one of the goals in contention for best goal at the Qatar World Cup early of this week.
Ronaldo, or CR7, became the first player in history to score in five different World Cups, opening the scoring from the penalty spot in a thrilling 3-2 win over Ghana.
