Al Nassr

Former Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reached an agreement to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr in a deal worth $75 million per year.

[Arriyadiyah](https://twitter.com/ariyadhiah_br/status/1608878016188366848) - comes after the 37-year-old's medical [was initially mooted on Boxing Day](https://www.goal.com/en/news/ronaldo-move-edges-closer-al-nassr-book-medical-cr7-mega-money-deal-saudi-arabia/blt157dcaf5fb9be17c). Ronaldo is set to earn a whopping $75m (£61.1m) per year at Al-Nassr, while also moving into an ambassador role after his playing career ends in 2024. The player is said to have put pen to paper on Friday afternoon, with the club set to formally announce his signing after their game against Al-Khaleej on Saturday.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-year contract, Saudi state TV al-Ekhbariya reported on its website on ...

Portugal were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Morocco. Ronaldo said Qatar would probably be his last World Cup as he plans to retire at 40, with a move to Saudi Arabia likely to mark the swansong in the career one of the game's greatest current players alongside Lionel Messi. He represented Portugal in Qatar, where he became the first player to score in five World Cups after netting a penalty in his side's opening Group H game against Ghana.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a $75 million-a-year contract with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr football club, CBS Sports reported on Friday,

[Ronaldo 'agrees a $200 mln-per-year’ contract with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr: Reports](https://english.alarabiya.net/sports/2022/11/30/Ronaldo-agrees-a-200-mln-per-year-contract-with-Saudi-Arabia-s-Al-Nassr-Reports) Al Nassr are one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, having being crowned winners of the country’s top flight nine times, with their most recent triumph coming in 2019. Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a $75 million-a-year contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr football club, CBS Sports reported on Friday, citing sources close to the club.

Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr has announced the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, ending speculation about the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's future.

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund owns Premier League team Newcastle, and the country is considering a bid to host the 2030 World Cup. It also gives the 37-year-old Ronaldo a massive payday in what could be the final contract of his career. He is also coming off a disappointing World Cup where he was benched in the knockout rounds and left the field in tears after Portugal lost in the quarterfinals to Morocco.

Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr after leaving Manchester United, the club announced Friday.

"This is more than history in the making," Al-Nassr president Musalli Almuammar added. I am looking forward to joining my new teammates and together with them help the Club to achieve success." We can see from Saudi Arabia's recent performance at the World Cup that this is a country with big football ambitions and a lot of potential.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a two-year contract, the club announced on Friday.

"This is more than history in the making," Al Nassr Football Club President Musalli Almuammar said. Portugal were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Morocco. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Ronaldo will reportedly bring in $214M annually with commercial deals included as part of the two-and-a-half-year contract.

[reported](https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/cristiano-ronaldo-signs-75-million-per-year-deal-with-saudi-arabia-club-al-nassr/) that Ronaldo had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr worth $75 million per year. [promoting](https://frontofficesports.com/ronaldos-638m-offer-includes-promoting-saudi-world-cup-bid/) Saudi Arabia’s joint bid for the 2030 World Cup — but the [Evening Standard](https://twitter.com/NizaarKinsella/status/1608888344418844673) reports that he will no longer do that, as Portugal is also submitting a joint bid for the tournament. The club [confirmed](https://twitter.com/AlNassrFC_EN/status/1608935670520909825) his arrival later in the day.

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a 2.5-year contract to play for Al Nassr Football Club, the Saudi Arabian club announced in a tweet on Friday.

Famed Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr, the team announced on social media Friday.

This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves. The club tweeted a picture of Ronaldo holding up a yellow No. 7 Al Nassr jersey and said: “History in the making.

Cristiano Ronaldo being presented with Al Nassr's number seven jersey by club president Musalli Al-Muammar in Madrid, on Dec 30, 2022.

There was also talk of a move to the MLS (Major League Soccer) to join Inter Miami, part-owned by former United teammate David Beckham, but none of those deals came to fruition. Portugal were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Morocco. Ronaldo was pictured on the Al Nassr Twitter feed holding a blue and yellow shirt with his favoured No. Ronaldo claimed two Serie A titles and a Copa Italia trophy in three years at Juventus before rejoining United with whom he had bagged three Premier League crowns, the FA Cup, two League Cups, the Champions League and Club World Cup. 7 printed on the back. “I can’t wait to discover a new football league in a different country,” said the former United, Real Madrid and Juventus player.

Portuguese star's arrival hailed as 'history in the making' by club president Musalli Almuammar.

The Saudi club has pulled of a transfer coup, instantly raising its own profile and the profile of the Saudi Pro League.

But beyond the individual capacity of Al-Nassr to sign Ronaldo are the larger workings of the Saudi league and Saudi politics in general. This was a time when Chinese football was being heavily boosted by the state, with owners getting all sorts of benefits and incentives to help clubs compete with the best in Asia and eventually, Europe. While Ronaldo will be the biggest star in this category, he is not the first to be signed on a massive deal for purposes that went beyond the field. A player like that puts any club he joins in the radar of fans, bringing in interest and revenue from all kinds of places. Cristiano Ronaldo will be the highest profile signing in the club’s history and arguably the biggest player to ever play professional football in Asia. In 2020, he was appointed “Adviser to His Excellency Chairman of Entertainment Authority” according to his This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves. There are only a handful of top clubs in the world with the resources to sign Cristiano Ronaldo. However, the Saudi club was the first to take this name. For instance, against Tottenham, he refused to be substituted in during the fag end of a game where United was already cruising to a victory. In the new season, the goals dried up and all of a sudden, Ronaldo looked like a shell of his former self. And in the few opportunities that Ronaldo did get, he played some of the worst football in his career.

Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr has announced the signing of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, in a landmark move for football in the Middle East.

Al Nassr have won a total of nine league titles, with the last being in the 2018-19 season. The league’s all-time top scorer, Majed Abdullah, spent his entire club career between 1977 and 1998 at Al Nassr. It plays in the country’s top division, the Saudi Professional League (SPL), which has 18 teams.

"I can't wait to discover a new football league in a different country," said the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus player. The Portuguese star ...

Two Spanish Super Cups (2012, 2017) A return to his first club Sporting in Lisbon was also rumoured. Welcome @cristiano to your new home @alnassr_fc," tweeted the Saudis.

Ronaldo's contract with Al Nassr has been estimated by media to be worth more than 200m euros ($214.5m).

This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves. “This is more than history in the making,” Al Nassr Football Club President Musalli Almuammar said. Ronaldo’s contract with the team has been estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million euros ($214.5m).

Ronaldo departed Old Trafford last month following an explosive television interview in which the 37-year-old forward said he felt betrayed by the club.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a 2-1/2 year deal, a month after the 37-year-old forward became a free agent ...

* The league's all-time top scorer Majed Abdullah played for Al Nassr. Their last win was in the 2018-19 season. * Al Nassr are second in the league this season after 10 rounds, two points behind leaders Al Shabab. Only Al Hilal, also based in Riyadh, have won more titles (18). * Al Nassr are the second-most successful team in the league with nine titles. * Formed in 1955, Al Nassr is based in the Saudi capital of Riyadh and the club plays in the country's top division - the Saudi Professional League (SPL), which has 18 teams.

New club, new league, and new country for Ronaldo.

This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves. 31) morning (SGT). [Telegram](https://t.me/mothershipsg) to get the latest updates. History in the making. [confirmed](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmzn4-LMjt2/?hl=en) Ronaldo's signing on Saturday (Dec. [Manchester United exit](https://mothership.sg/2022/11/cristiano-ronaldo-leave-man-u/).

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a move to Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr on a free transfer after leaving Manchester United.

[GOAL](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lionel-messi-psg-contract-extension-mls-rumours-on-hold/blt41cdb5f19a12eb7c) understands. [Ben Jacobs](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1609182992777322496?s=20&t=2jV4abzeXTRHyhCqsAQWKA). [ €30 million (£25m/$33m)](https://www.goal.com/en/news/lionel-messi-net-worth-salary-contract-sponsors-charity/oo0qu9cail971no5jkcii7x3h) in his first season with new employers in France, which rose to €40m (£33m/$44m) in his second year, as reported by [L’Equipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Les-dessous-du-salaire-xxl-de-lionel-messi-au-psg/1286218). [CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/cristiano-ronaldo-completes-75-million-per-year-move-to-saudi-club-vision-that-al-nassr-has-is-inspiring/). [said he has joined the](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/ronaldo-explains-why-joined-saudi-arabian-side-al-nassr-man-utd-release/bltfa442cff04662d24https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/ronaldo-explains-why-joined-saudi-arabian-side-al-nassr-man-utd-release/bltfa442cff04662d24) Saudi club because he is "excited to experience a new football league in a different country" and believes the club's vision is "very inspiring." [Saudi state-owned broadcaster Al Ekhbariya.](https://twitter.com/EKHNews_EN/status/1608896620027863040)

Only hours after Cristiano Ronaldo penned a two-year contract with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr, crowds flocked to a football kit store in Riyadh to buy the ...

my joy is doubled," said Saudi university student Mohammad al-Johni, decked out in the Al Nassr club's official shirt. "I will make sure to watch all his games at the stadium." "Enthusiasm and expectations are high." "The impact will continue to grow in the days to come". "The deal confirms the value of the Al Nassr club," he said. "I have always wanted Al Nassr to acquire the best player in the world," he said.

Ronaldo wanted to compete in the Champions League and go up against the legends of the game. Now, he's preparing for the Saudi Pro League instead.

Al-Nassr described the Ronaldo signing as "history in the making" when they announced the deal on Friday, adding that it would "inspire our nation and future generations of boys and girls to be the best version of themselves." I'm sure that having Cristiano Ronaldo in the league will only make everything bigger and put Saudi Arabian football firmly on the map." Ronaldo can expect all of the perks reserved for the best players in Saudi Arabia. A luxury villa in the prestigious Al Muhammadiyah compound, the best schools for his children and a fleet of the best cars. In terms of their favourite players, two stand out as being mentioned more than the others: [Paul Pogba](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/138860/Paul-Pogba) and [Mohamed Salah](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173896/Mohamed-Salah). For those who expect Ronaldo to be living in a country that does things differently to those in Europe and North America, they will be in for a surprise. As part of their contracts with the Pro League teams, the top players earn salaries comparable to those in the major European leagues. "They also endorse Pepsi, which is a big thing in Saudi because Pepsi dominates the market ahead of Coca-Cola. [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) goalkeeper [David Ospina](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/121842/David-Ospina), [Cameroon](/soccer/team?id=656) forward [Vincent Aboubakar](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/147324/Vincent-Aboubakar) and Talisca, the Brazilian striker who leads the scoring charts in the Saudi Pro League with nine goals so far this season. [Odion Ighalo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/129195/Odion-Ighalo), the former Manchester United forward, is one of three players in second place with six goals. It is aimed at the rich (and famous) with Dior, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany, Victoria's Secret all having stores in the four-floor shopping centre. Instead, the floodlights will fade on his glittering career at Mrsool Park, Al-Nassr's compact stadium in the grounds of King Saud University, a mile up the road from Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Investment building.

Only hours after Cristiano Ronaldo penned a two-year contract with Saudi Arabias Al Nassr, crowds flocked to a soccer kit store in Riyadh to buy the ...

"I will make sure to watch all his games at the stadium." "Enthusiasm and expectations are high." "The dream has become a reality," read an Instagram post by a shop printing Ronaldo t-shirts in the colors of the Al Nasser team. "The impact will continue to grow in the days to come". "The deal confirms the value of the Al Nassr club," he said. "I have always wanted Al Nassr to acquire the best player in the world," he said.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a 2-1/2 year deal, a month after the 37-year-old forward became a free agent ...

* The league's all-time top scorer Majed Abdullah played for Al Nassr. * Al Nassr go into 2023 sitting top of the league with 26 points after 11 matches, having won eight games and losing just once. Their last win was in the 2018-19 season. At least one of those players must be from another Asian nation. * Ronaldo has scored over 700 goals in club football and over 100 in international football to sit top of the all-time scoring charts with 819 strikes. * Al Nassr are the second-most successful team in the league with nine titles.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a 2-1/2 year deal, a month after the 37-year-old forward became a free agent ...

* The league’s all-time top scorer Majed Abdullah played for Al Nassr. Their last win was in the 2018-19 season. * Scoring goals has not been a problem for Al Nassr this season, however, with the team netting a joint league-high 24 goals after 10 games – the same as leaders Al Shabab. * Al Nassr are second in the league this season after 10 rounds, two points behind leaders Al Shabab. Only Al Hilal, also based in Riyadh, has won more titles (18). * Al Nassr are the second-most successful team in the league with nine titles.