Former Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a two and a half year contract with Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia, know his debut match date
The 37-year-old Portuguese footballer signed the contract on Friday; it runs through June 2025 and is rumoured to be worth around 200 million euros. Since the forward’s contract with Manchester United was voluntarily cancelled, he was free to sign with any team.
Cristiano Ronaldo Al Nassr FC debut date, match and will he play in the AFC Champions League
The star player was depicted in a tweet wearing his favourite number seven on a blue and yellow shirt. Without providing financial details, Al Nassr announced in a statement that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner will join the club on a term until 2025. Many outlets have reported that Ronaldo’s contract is worth more than €200 million ($214.04 million).
The Portuguese superstar is eligible to play starting January 1 as the transfer window opens and he can be registered with the club and the match on January 5 against Al Ta’ee is expected to be Ronaldo’s debut, but the forward could also wait to take the field against league leaders Al Shabab on January 14.
Ronaldo will not be playing in the AFC Champions League as the club hasn’t qualified for it.
الرياضي الأعظـم عالميًا 🌏
يـوقع رسميًا لـ #العالمي 🤩#رونالدو_نصراوي pic.twitter.com/BBq469mAYh— نادي النصر السعودي (@AlNassrFC) December 30, 2022
Ronaldo issued a statement following the contract signing, saying: “I am excited to experience a new football league in a different country. The vision of what Al Nassr are doing and developing in Saudi Arabia both in terms of men’s and women’s football is very inspiring. ”
Al-Nassr has included a unique condition in his new contract, which is very similar to the one previously signed by Lionel Messi. In accordance with the terms of the deal, Ronaldo has been requested to serve as an ambassador for Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the World Cup in 2030. It is expected that the Middle Eastern nation will submit a combined proposal with Egypt and Greece for the 2022 event.
🇸🇦✍️A breakdown of Cristiano Ronaldo’s two-year contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr;
💶€200M/year
💶€16.67M/month
💶€3.888M/week
💶€555,555/day
💶€23,150/hour
💶€386/minute
💶€6.5/second💰It’s the BIGGEST CONTRACT EVER in the history of football.#CR7𓃵|#AlNassr pic.twitter.com/Pf97jUXtoP
— FIFA World Cup Stats (@alimo_philip) December 30, 2022
It has been reported that Ronaldo’s visit to Saudi Arabia is being treated as a “matter of state” because of the positive publicity he will generate for the country abroad. Even Messi represented Saudi Arabia as an ambassador.
In an explosive television appearance in November, the star forward announced his departure from Manchester United, citing feelings of betrayal and a lack of respect for the club’s Dutch manager Erik ten Hag.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s string of success
After a tremendous time with Real Madrid (2009-18), when he won two La Liga titles, two Spanish Cups, four Champions League titles, and three Club World Cups, Ronaldo has had a string of success with other teams. More over 800 of his career goals are at the professional level, and he holds the Real Madrid club record with 451.
After three years and two Serie A titles at Juventus, Ronaldo returned to Manchester United, where he had previously won three Premier League titles, two FA Cups, two League Cups, the Champions League, and the Club World Cup.
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