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Cristiano Ronaldo has found a new employer after his inglorious end at Manchester United. The 37-year-old striker has signed a contract with Al-Nassr FC. Ronaldo’s adventure with the Saudi Arabian side begins on January 1, 2023. The Portuguese can join on a free transfer after agreeing an early parting ways with his club Man United in November.
According to the Spanish « Marca », the total volume of the agreement with Al-Nassr is around 200 million euros per season under a seven-year contract – he should fulfill this as a player for two and a half years and then become the ambassador for the Arab country’s bid for the World Cup is working with Egypt and Greece to host the 2030 World Cup. Ronaldo’s salary is even expected to increase for his role as ambassador after active time.
Considering his advertising income, the Portuguese will be the highest paid athlete in the world in the future. At the beginning of December, the American broadcaster « CBS Sports » had given the equivalent of around 216 million euros as the total possible volume. Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain (with 75 million euros per season) and Neymar (70 million euros) would be far from Ronaldo’s spheres with their salaries. Major League Soccer clubs, who are also said to have courted Ronaldo, could not follow up on Al-Nassr’s offer.
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The media reported that a general agreement with Al-Nassr denied Ronaldo during the World Cup, according to « Marca », the breakthrough in negotiations was achieved in the week after the tournament. The president of the Saudi (Site notre blog d’information) Association had recently campaigned for a change of superstar. « We would like to have this player in our championship, announced Yasser al-Missihal. We want to surprise by recruiting more top players from all over the world. As an association, we would be more than satisfied.
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In Saudi Arabia, the superstar will be coached by Frenchman Rudi Garcia, who has been on the sidelines in eight games since last July and is believed to have a good relationship with Ronaldo. Al-Nassr FC’s most valuable players so far have been strikers Talisca (28; €14m market value) and Gonzalo Martínez (29; €9m) and left-back Ghislain Konan (26 years old; €8 million). Luiz Gustavo (35), David Ospina (34) and Vincent Aboubakar (30) also have European experience. After eight games, the 18-time champion sits second behind leaders Al-Shabab, the last time they won the title was in 2018/19.
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At Man United, Ronaldo, who failed with Portugal in the Qatar World Cup quarter-final against Morocco, accused officials and coach Erik ten Hag of « treason » in a « TalkTV » interview and criticized the Glazer family, which owns the team. After an initial analysis of the facts, the Premier League club then forced the end of the cooperation. « I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never change, » the veteran said in a later statement. Nevertheless, it is “a good time to look for a new challenge”.
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During his career, Ronaldo has made 949 appearances for Sporting Lisbon (31), Red Devils (364), Real Madrid (438) and Juventus Turin (134), scoring 701 times and providing 223 assists. According to the Times, the premature termination of the contract saved Man United around £15.5 million (about 18 million euros) in salary that Ronaldo would have been entitled to. According to the newspaper, there was no severance pay. The professional reportedly earns £500,000 (€577,000) a week with the England side, which translates to £26m (€30m) a year.
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يـوقع رسميًا لـ #العالمي #رونالدو_نصراوي pic.twitter.com/BBq469mAYh— نادي النصر السعودي (@AlNassrFC) December 30, 2022
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