The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus player Christian Ronaldo will play in the Saudi Pro League of football after rejecting invitations from Europe, North America and beyond countries.
He had turned down many clubs and will play in Saudi Pro League from where he will earn up to $200 million in a year.
Ronaldo is the new superstar of Saudi Arabian Club
On January 3rd 2024, Tuesday, Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr was presented him as the new signing superstar. Al Nassr team president said that the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus player Ronaldo deserved to the highest paid player on this planet. Al Nassr president Musalli Almuammar still not confirm the exact amount for Ronaldo in the 2.5 year contract period. He was presented to the thousands of fans at their Mrsool Park with a grand entry of fireworks and smoke exhausting machines.
Al Nassr about Ronaldo
He had turned down many clubs around the world to get one of the most surprising transfers in the sport’s world history, by which it will earn him up to a price approx. $200 million in a year. Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr president Musalli Almuammar said about Ronaldo that, “Ronaldo is the best player in the football world history, so it’s a normal thing for him to be highest paid player ever. We all know he is having something, and to be true he deserves to be highest paid football player. The amount he get on signing the contract, he really deserves that.” He had rejected offers from Europe, North America and beyond and will play in the Saudi Pro League.
Excitement was on another level when Ronaldo was introduced to the fans. There are large video screens on the exterior walls of the ground pictured him in their team jersey and wrote “Hala Ronaldo”. All fans are chanted his name.
Ronaldo on being the part of Al Nassr team
Its the first time for 37-year-old Portugal international player Ronaldo to play outside the Europe. That room was full of Journalists and reporters, but Ronaldo has only answered those questions from master of ceremonies, he had said that, “I’m so proud to make this decision in my life. My work is done in Europe. Now it’s a new challenge for me.” He further said that, “Nobody having a clue about that , In Europe, Brazil, Australia, the U.S., even Portugal there I’m having many opportunities , many clubs were tried to sign me. But I gave my word to this club and sign it.” He also said that, “My goal is to make you all happy. I’m here to be part of this country culture and for winning, playing and enjoying the game.”
Ronaldo before the part of Saudi Arabian football club team
On January 2rd, 2024, Monday night, Ronaldo and his family flew into Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, where on January 3rd, 2024, Tuesday, he and his family were welcomed by fans.
In the last year summer, Ronaldo wanted to play for the club that was competing in the Champions League after that United Manchester failed to qualify. He was also having a disappointing World cup, where they lost to Morocco in quarter-finals. He had only managed to score only three goals for United Manchester one of those is coming from the penalty shootout goal. He had hit his 700th club goal against Everton in this year October month and became the first male football player to score in five world cup games. By the help of his penalty spot in Portugal against Ghana in group stage with a 3-2 win.
