What do you think about the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo will sign a contract with the Saudi club an-Nasr with an annual salary of 173 million pounds, or 4.9 billion crowns?
It’s incredible. When I hear that figure, it will definitely be the number one reason I would go there. The second thing is the situation you have created. I mean mainly in Europe. There has been a lot of talk about how he treated his former employer. Here he apparently found a way out. He will be the center of attention in Saudi, apparently he needs to be seen to live.
Successful penalty by Cristiano Ronaldo in the duel with Ghanavideo: Czech television
Ronaldo always had the highest ambitions, he wanted to break records. Do you think this hunger is going away?
Surely not. But you can’t stop the years, his performance has a downward trend. He should have ambitions, but he may have correctly judged that he is no longer the Ronaldo he once was. This is a completely natural thing.
Do you think he lacked this self-reflection at Manchester United?
What would await him in Saudi Arabia in terms of football?
Great expectations, should make itself known. The opponents would definitely keep an eye on him and it would also depend on how the whole team fares. Things can quickly take a different turn in Arabia. I’d be curious to see how things go. If he had done right, everything would have been fine. Otherwise, the pressure would build.
Would it be an attractive destination for him to live in?
That club is in Riyadh, which is not by the sea, but it wouldn’t be a problem for him to fly to Dubai, which is not far away. He would probably live in a building, but around him there would be an asylum. He would have no privacy. As soon as he got out it would be a massacre, people wouldn’t let him rest. I don’t think he’s had as many photos as he’s taken there in his entire career.
