He may not remain the same on the pitch, but off it nothing has changed for
Cristiano Ronaldo
.
The Portuguese continues to be happy in the eye of the hurricane, feels comfortable in the media spotlight and remembers over and over again that race as a historical legend that keeps his ego skyrocketing.
At
37 years old
and after
leagues
and
Champions
in different countries, the Portuguese attacker was presented this Tuesday as a new
Al-Nassr
player , first place in the Saudi Arabian championship.
From a football point of view, it is a step back in his career.
He trades
Manchester United
and European competitions for an exotic outfit and tournament.
It's obvious.
But financially it is a gold bath for
Cristiano
, who could earn
200 million for the two - year contract
he has signed at the
Riyadh
club .
"It's a unique contract because
I'm a unique player
, it's normal," he argued, proudly, far from denying or hesitating about the amounts.
Because that figure is also a triumph for the Portuguese, who has been receiving
refusals from the big European clubs
in recent months, since his discomfort with the United board of directors and the desire to get out of it leaked.
The approaches to some directives were not signed and Cristiano ended up in Arabia, where he has left messages, in his own way, for everyone: "
In Europe my work is finished
. I have won everything, I have played for the most important clubs, I have I have broken all the records and I want to do it here too. Many important clubs wanted to sign me, from Portugal, Australia, the United States... But I am proud of this new challenge", he explained, criticizing those who "speak without knowing": "Many people He
speaks but he doesn't know anything about football.
It's not the end of my career
, football has evolved, it's different...".
Cristiano assured that he signs with Al-Nassr because "I want to convey a different vision of the country and of football here. It's a challenge.
The people in Saudi Arabia love me
," and he admitted that he could debut this Thursday "if the coach (Rudi Garcia) wishes it so".
The Saudi team receives Al-Ta'ee in the 12th round of the league.
In case of not making his debut, the next option for the former Madrid player would be next Saturday the 14th at the Al-Shabab field, also in Riyadh.
The president of Al-Nassr,
Musalli al Muammar
, stated during the presentation that Ronaldo asked during the negotiations "to be treated like the rest of his teammates, in terms of rewards and club regulations".
Likewise, he commented that it is "very normal" that his salary is "the highest", without giving figures, although he revealed that
the "agreement is commercially beneficial
in terms of profitability and many things will be known in the coming days".
"The deal with Ronaldo
is not limited to football
, as it will support the Al-Nassr Club Academy which we plan to do, as well as present the history of the club and support its fame among football fans," he said.
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