The fact that Ronaldo moved to the Saudi victory... full details
Press reports indicated that the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo intends to sign for the Saudi club Al-Nasr for two and a half seasons, after his departure from the English club Manchester United.
Ronaldo's career at Old Trafford ended early after the contract ended by mutual consent last month, following a fiery interview with Piers Morgan, where he revealed his unhappiness at United and his unhappiness with Eric Ten Hag, the coach.
Ronaldo is participating with the Portuguese national team in the World Cup currently being held in Qatar, where he scored a goal in the opening match for the Portuguese national team in the tournament, becoming the first player to score in five different versions of the World Cup.
Ronaldo, 37, wished to leave Manchester United before the 2022-2023 season, and confirmed in his interview with Morgan that he had rejected an attractive offer from a Saudi club.
However, the newspaper "Marca" reported today, Monday, that Al-Nasr Club is close to contracting with Ronaldo, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Moving to Saudi Arabia would end Ronaldo's brilliant career in Europe, where he played for Manchester United, Juventus and Real Madrid, and is the historic scorer for Real.
No player has scored more goals than Ronaldo in the Champions League, and he is the most goals-scoring player at the international level with 188 goals.
At Al-Nassr, he is expected to earn 200 million euros ($211 million) per season, with additional economic incentives, an amount that could make him the highest-paid athlete in the world.
Al-Nasser club also includes Cameroonian national team striker Vincent Abu Bakr, and former Italian club Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina.
Ronaldo had originally returned to Manchester United before the start of the 2021/2022 season, but was frozen for most of this season under the leadership of Eric Ten Hag, which prompted him to give the exciting interview that led to his departure.
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