Cristiano Ronaldo change officially confirmed – CR7 collects mega signing money
Created: 12/31/2022 at 6:16 am
By: Kai Hartwig
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Saudi Arabia is said to be fixed.
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Cristiano Ronaldo moves to Saudi Arabia.
He signed with Al-Nassr, the club already presented their new superstar with a new jersey.
Update from December 30, 10:41 p.m .:
Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia has now been officially confirmed.
The Portuguese has signed a contract with Al-Nassr, the club announced via Twitter.
The tweet shows CR7 with their new yellow and blue kit and a club official.
"More than just history is being made here," the Saudi club wrote on Twitter.
And cheered the spectacular deal: "This is a commitment that will not only inspire our club to even greater success, but will also spur our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls, to be the best version of themselves." be."
"I'm excited about a new football league in another country," Ronaldo was quoted as saying: "Together we will help the team be more successful." The Portuguese superstar signed a two-and-a-half-year contract that runs until mid-2025.
He will also wear his legendary number 7 at Al-Nassr.
TV stations announce decision: Ronaldo probably before moving to Al-Nassr
First report from December 30th:
Munich/Riyadh – According to media reports, the engagement of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo by the Saudi Arabian Al-Nassr FC should be perfect.
Both the Saudi-funded news channel Al-Arabiya and, a little later, CBS Sports reported on Friday evening that the contract had been signed.
However, both broadcasters did not name specific sources.
CBS Sports reported on a two-and-a-half-year contract that Ronaldo is said to have signed on Friday, citing a source close to the club.
The newspaper
Al Riyadiah also
reported the agreement on a contract until 2025. Al-Arabiya announced the news live during the TV broadcast and also referred to a previous report in the Spanish sports newspaper
Marca
, which recently reported on a possible seven-year contract.
First two and a half years as a player, then as an ambassador for the World Cup application.
Saudi Arabia is working with Egypt and Greece to host the 2030 World Cup.
There was initially no confirmation from Al-Nassr on Friday evening.
Ronaldo initially did not publish anything on social networks that indicated a change.
His last posting on Instagram was for the Brazilian football icon Pelé, who died in São Paulo on Thursday.
Cristiano Ronaldo before moving to Al-Nassr – windfall for football superstar
A contract with a club in Saudi Arabia brings Ronaldo a lot of money towards the end of his career and at the age of 37.
Al Riyadiah
reports a €100m signature bounty that the Portuguese would receive immediately.
The salary should amount to 200 million euros for two and a half years.
In terms of sport, it would mean relegation after the 2016 European champions played for top European clubs such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus Turin.
Since his noisy departure from Manchester United and before the World Cup, which was also disappointing for the superstar, Ronaldo has been without a club.
(dpa/fd/kh)
