Chinanews.com, January 4th. In the early morning of the 4th Beijing time, Ronaldo officially appeared at the Victory Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In an interview, he said he was proud to have made this momentous decision.
Speaking of Saudi football, Ronaldo emphasized that the Saudi team was the only team that defeated the champion Argentina in the World Cup in Qatar, and Saudi Arabia is not the end of his career.
On January 2, 2023 local time, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a huge poster of "Welcome Ronaldo" was hung on the roadside billboard.
Prior to this, the Saudi Riyadh Victory Club announced that Ronaldo officially joined the club, and the two parties signed a contract until 2025.
According to several foreign media reports, Ronaldo's annual salary will reach up to 200 million US dollars.
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When looking back on his past career, Ronaldo admitted that his work in Europe is done.
"I've won everything and played for the best teams in Europe. Now it's a new challenge for me."
Ronaldo said that joining the Saudi League is a great opportunity to change the mentality of the next generation towards football.
"I had many opportunities in Europe and clubs in Brazil, Australia, the United States and Portugal tried to sign me. But I gave this club a commitment not only to help them develop football, but also to help this beautiful country."
When talking about Saudi football, Ronaldo pointed out that he has watched many games and the competition in the Saudi league is very fierce.
"If the coach thinks there is a chance, I hope that I can play in the team's next game." In addition, Ronaldo emphasized that in the World Cup in Qatar, Saudi Arabia was the only team that defeated the champion Argentina.
And he also bluntly said that his career has not come to an end, "Saudi Arabia is not the end of my career."
On January 2, 2023 local time, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a huge poster of "Welcome Ronaldo" was hung on the roadside billboard.
Prior to this, the Saudi Riyadh Victory Club announced that Ronaldo officially joined the club, and the two parties signed a contract until 2025.
According to several foreign media reports, Ronaldo's annual salary will reach up to 200 million US dollars.
Image source: Visual China
The coach of the Riyadh Victory team said of Ronaldo, "I hope he enjoys playing with Riyadh Victory and winning games."
After the debut ceremony, Ronaldo trained with his teammates on the court.
This time Ronaldo's joining has brought the attention of Riyadh Victory Team soaring.
According to previous reports, in the past few days, Riyadh Victory sold nearly 250,000 Ronaldo jerseys, which is expected to bring Riyadh Victory 112 million Saudi riyals (about 28 million euros) in revenue.