Cristiano Ronaldo has already reached an agreement with Al Nassr, a Saudi Arabian club, and the official announcement could be made in the next few hours. The Portuguese striker signs for two and a half seasons with the Saudi emblem, but the agreement is more complex and will tie him to the Arab country until 2030. According to the newspaper Marca, CR7 will also be the ambassador of the country’s candidacy for the 2020 World Cup 30 proves that Portugal is also participating to host together with Spain and Ukraine.
According to Marca, the first talks took place in November, both parties reached an agreement in principle in early December and will finalize the final details by Wednesday. In practice, Ronaldo will be an Al Nassr player until 2025 and then, until 2030, he will work as an ambassador for the country’s candidacy for the organization of the 2030 World Cup. A scenario that DN had already reported.
The image of CR7 playing in the Saudi league will be a strong ally of the candidacy of the Arabs, showing all their ambition, having won Lionel Messi as ambassador of Saudi Arabian tourism and taking into account that Argentina has also applied to host the 2030 World Cup, along with Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. It remains to be seen if this scenario materializes, how the news will be received by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).
Despite holding the tempting Arabian proposal for a long time, Ronaldo asked for time to think it over, still wanting to see if any top European club showed interest after he terminated his contract with Manchester United. Since this scenario did not materialize, it decided to accept Al Nassr’s proposal.
Ronaldo has a millionaires’ contract waiting for him: 200 million euros per season, which amounts to 500 million until the end of the contract, in 2025. To have an idea, the contract CR7 signed with Manchester United was about 40 million euros worth. season wages.
Source: DN
