Al Nassr confirmed the transfer on the day before New Year’s Eve itself. Cristiano Ronaldo is, from 2023, an Al Nassr player. – The world’s best athlete has signed for Al Nassr, writes the club on Twitter. – This is history. This is a signing that will not only inspire the club to create even more success, but it will inspire the league, the nation and future generations, both boys and girls, to become the best version of themselves. The Portuguese superstar, who has been without a club since his contract with Manchester United was terminated in mid-November, has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the club. Prince and Sports Minister of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, welcomes the Portuguese star player. – One of the greatest of all time has started his new adventure in Saudi Arabia. Welcome to your new home, I wish you and your family a wonderful experience in the Kingdom, he writes on Twitter. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano writes that Ronaldo receives a salary that is close to 200 million euros, which is the biggest contract of all time in football history. BEST PAID: Ronaldo gets an incredible salary at Al Nassr. Photo: Aijaz Rahi / AP Suggested no to Saudi Arabia Despite the fact that Ronaldo will now play in Saudi Arabia and perhaps be the face of the country when they bid to host the 2030 World Cup, he hinted at other plans in the controversial interview with Piers Morgan in November. He then admitted that money is a big part of everyday life, but that he thought he could compete at the highest level. – What is the truth that other clubs want you? asks Morgan – Some say you didn’t get any offers at all. I know you got a great offer from Saudi Arabia, he continues. – For example, replies Ronaldo. Morgan further says that there must have been an offer with a sum of 350 million euros for two seasons, which Ronaldo ended up refusing. – It is true, says the Portuguese. – That tells me that you don’t just think about money, says Morgan. – Piers, who has the highest salary in Premier League history? That’s me – even at 37. Why should they (Manchester United) offer me to Sporting or Napoli? I’ll be honest. There weren’t many relevant clubs, but I had many offers from other clubs. I didn’t go because that wasn’t the plan. – How easy is it to say no to 350 million pounds for two years in Saudi Arabia? – It is difficult, but at the same time I thought that I was happy here (in Manchester), and that I could score goals and make people happy, says Ronaldo. – I feel betrayed. Cristiano Ronaldo holds nothing back in the interview that sends shockwaves through the football world. Leader of the series Al Nassr is led by Frenchman Rudi Garcia, who has previously coached teams such as Roma, Marseille and Lyon. He has been Al Nassr coach since June earlier this year. The club from Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was founded in 1955 and plays in the Saudi Pro League. It is one of Saudi Arabia’s most successful clubs, but has not won the league since the 2018/19 season. However, things are looking better this season. After ten games they lead the league. Most of the players are from Saudi Arabia, and several of them were involved in the feat over Argentina in the World Cup. They also have some profiles, such as former Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina, Brazilians Luis Guztavo and Anderson Talisca and Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar. Aboubakar was also the man who lowered Brazil, celebrated his red card and took it all with a smile: Bad ending at United Cristiano Ronaldo was welcomed as a hero when he returned to Manchester United after several seasons at Real Madrid and Juventus, but the returned son did not get his dream ending at “Drømmenes Teater”. After 24 goals in his first season back in an underperforming Manchester United team, Ronaldo would leave the club. He was not involved in the club’s pre-season, but when the transfer window closed he was still a Manchester United player. The Red Devils’ new coach, Erik ten Hag, often started with Ronaldo on the bench, and when the Portuguese, in the famous interview with TV profile Piers Morgan, lashed out at Manchester United as a club and said that he “didn’t respect ten Hag”, took the club seized. On 22 November, Ronaldo was without a club after the parties terminated the contract by mutual agreement. Ronaldo got 16 games for Manchester United before the contract was terminated. He scored three goals, two of them in the Europa League. The World Cup in Qatar was not a success for Ronaldo either. He scored in Portugal’s opening match against Ghana, becoming the first male footballer to score in five World Cup finals. But the rest of the World Cup was disappointing for Ronaldo: He lost his place in the first eleven in favor of Gonçalo Ramos and Portugal was sent home after losing to World Cup favorites Morocco in the quarter-finals
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