A figure to turn all heads.
And which also testifies to the excess into which football has fallen.
According to
The Athletic
, Cristiano Ronaldo, failing at Manchester United and keen to leave the Red Devils this summer to compete in the Champions League, has said no to a golden bridge.
The five-time Ballon d'Or, under contract until 2023 with the Mancunians, would have remained indifferent to an offer from Al Hilal.
The Saudi club, champion in 2022, would have simply offered the modest sum of … 2.32 million euros per week, or 242 million euros over a period of two years.
A number out of time.
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“We would be delighted to see a star like Cristiano Ronaldo evolve in our championship
,” Yasser Al-Misehal, president of the Saudi Football Federation, told
The Athletic
.
It would give a huge spotlight to our tournament
. ”
Faced with the prospect of the next World Cup (November 20-December 18), Ronaldo (118 caps, 117 goals) refused the proposal with the desire to prepare as well as possible for what looks like his last World Cup.
But in January 2023, the date of the next winter transfer window, the Saudis could return to the charge.