It started as a rumor that he himself, still in Qatar, denied. He gained more strength after the end of the World Cup, with the presence of the player in Dubai and representatives in Saudi Arabia. Now, even before the end of the year and at the gates of the beginning of 2022, it has come true: Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Europe for the first time in his career after signing for Al-Nassr for two and a half seasons.
The signing was made official this Friday night by the Saudi club that, On twitterstated that the “The best athlete in the world officially signs for Al-Nassr.” Welcoming Ronaldo on Instagram, Al-Nassr wrote: “This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to even greater success, but will inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls being the best version. themselves”.
The Portuguese soccer player assumed that he was “eager to experience a new soccer championship, in a different country.” In the official account of Al Nassr on the social network Twitter, Cristiano Ronaldo considers Al Nassr’s vision “very inspiring” and showed excited join the new team so that “together” they can “achieve more success”.
الرياضي الأعظـم عالميًا ????
يـوقع رسميًا لـ #العالمي ????#رون الدو_نصراوي pic.twitter.com/BBq469mAYh— نادي النصر السعودي (@AlNassrFC) December 30, 2022
The news started early on Twitter by the daily Ariyadhiah, From Saudi Arabia. “Al-Nassr officially signs Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo for two and a half seasons,” the post read. It should be remembered that, throughout the week, the newspaper Marca had already indicated that the officialization of the captain of the National Team in the Saudi club was suspended for days – although it indicated that it would only happen on Sunday, January 1.
#عاجل | #النصر يوقع رسميا مع الأسطورة البرتغالية كريستيانو رون الدو لمدة موسمين فنص.
– الرياضية – عاجل (@ariyadhiah_br) December 30, 2022
Without any details regarding the contract that Cristiano Ronaldo signed with Al-Nassr, the only information that has been published is precisely that of the newspaper Marca. EITHER The Portuguese player signs for two and a half seasonslengthening his career until he was practically 40 years old, and he will receive around 200 million euros for each of the seasons.
Negotiations have accelerated since the beginning of the week, when Al-Nassr will have found a legal way to sign Ronaldo without violating the rules of financial fair play -in principle, based on the departure of three players-. The idea that the captain of the National Team is linked to the Saudi Arabian club until 2030 remains to be confirmed: completing the aforementioned two and a half years as a player and the remaining time as ambassador of the Saudi candidacy, together with Egypt. and Greece, to the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo will sign for Al-Nassr and will be Portugal’s rival in the bid for the 2030 World Cup, guarantees the newspaper Marca
However, if this is true, the agreement already implies a kind of incompatibility. The candidacy of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece for the The organization of the 2030 World Cup is naturally opposed to the candidacy of Portugal, Spain and Ukraine for the same competition. In other words, by becoming an ambassador for the Saudi, Egyptian and Greek proposal, Cristiano Ronaldo also became a direct opponent of the intentions and objectives of the Portuguese Football Federation.
In addition, the Spaniards indicate that said 200 million euros per year refer only to the period in which the Portuguese will represent the club on the field. That is to say, the most probable thing is that the number will increase when and if Cristiano Ronaldo assumes the role of ambassador of the World Cup candidacy. It should be remembered that, when questioned about the fact that he had already closed a supposed deal with Al-Nassr, even during the World Cup in Qatar, the captain of the National Team limited himself to saying “no, it is not true”.
Cristiano Ronaldo in Dubai waiting for Al Nassr, says Marca
News item updated at 9:30 p.m. after Al-Nassr made Ronaldo’s signing official
Source: Observadora
