“History is on.
Cristiano Ronaldo, five times Ballon d'Or, is officially a player of Al-Nassr, a Saudi Arabian club he was very close to for several days.
The amount of his salary has not been mentioned but we are talking about almost 200 million euros per year, including commercial bonuses, according to information from Fabrizio Romano.
“This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success, but will inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls, to be the best version of themselves.
Welcome Cristiano Ronaldo to your new home,” the Al-Nasr club announced on their social media.
We see CR7 all smiles with the yellow and blue jersey of his new team and his essential number 7 with which he marked the history of football.
History in the making.
This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves.
Welcome @Cristiano to your new home @AlNassrFC pic.twitter.com/oan7nu8NWC
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) December 30, 2022
According to the media Al-Arabiya, the Portuguese superstar has signed a contract until June 2025, the year of his 40th birthday, at Al-Nassr, a team currently coached by the former coach of Olympique Lyonnais, Rudy Garcia.
The formalization of his signature was rather expected on Saturday, according to information from Marca.
In short, a lot of information in all directions, but which all confirmed at least one thing, Cristiano Ronaldo was indeed to join Saudi Arabia.
It's done this Friday, December 30 for a historic contract in modern football.
The former Real Madrid star had terminated his contract with Manchester United over funds of tension with the directors and his coach Erik Ten Hag.
The 37-year-old striker notably gave a smashing interview on British television.
“I have no respect for him (Ten Hag) because he shows no respect for me.
Not just the coach, but a couple of other guys around the club.
I feel betrayed”, had launched the top scorer in the history of the Champions League.
In two stints in Manchester, Ronaldo had played 346 games, scored 145 goals and won a Champions League (2008) and a Ballon d'Or (2008).
