Cristiano Ronaldo signs new contract at Al Nassr until 2027

Ronaldo and his Saudi nine broadside Al Nassr made the caller woody authoritative via societal media, putting an extremity to rumours helium could motion elsewhere.

Cristiano Ronaldo inked a two-year hold with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr, the nine announced, pursuing weeks of speculation implicit which squad helium would motion for adjacent season.

“Cristiano Ronaldo is staying astatine @AlNassrFC until 2027,” the nine wrote successful a station connected X connected Thursday.

Minutes earlier the authoritative confirmation, the squad posted a teaser video, with the 40-year-old Ronaldo walking on a beachfront and saying: “Al Nassr forever.”

The Portuguese superstar arrived successful 2023 successful the kingdom to play with the club, heralding a unreserved of players successful the second stages of their careers to the oil-rich country.

Last month, Ronaldo posted “This section is over” hours aft the Saudi Pro League wrapped up with Al Nassr finishing 3rd and trophy-less erstwhile again.

“Ronaldo’s beingness is simply a cardinal origin successful processing the Saudi league successful the past 2 years and a half. He opens the doorway for elite and young players to travel to Saudi Arabia,” a root from the Public Investment Fund (PIF), a large capitalist successful Saudi football, told AFP past month.

The oil-funded PIF, the sovereign wealthiness money down a fig of big-ticket Saudi investments, controls a radical of Pro League clubs including Al Nassr, Al Hilal and Al Ahli.

Ronaldo’s caller two-year hold with Al Nassr is believed to beryllium 1 of the astir lucrative contracts successful satellite shot [File: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters]

Time for a title

Ronaldo’s announcement successful May came conscionable months aft Brazilian prima Neymar ended his injury-plagued 18-month enactment successful January, aft playing conscionable 7 times for Al Hilal – connected a reported wage of astir $104m a year.

Although Ronaldo was the Pro League’s apical scorer with 25 goals, helium has been incapable to triumph a Saudi oregon continental trophy with Al Nassr, who mislaid successful the Asian Champions League semifinals past month.

Last year, the five-time Ballon d’Or victor said helium could extremity his vocation with Al Nassr, the Riyadh squad favoured by a fig of Saudi royals.

Saudi Arabia has shaken up shot by spending heavy connected stars from Europe, starting with Ronaldo’s determination successful precocious 2022, and the godforsaken federation volition big the World Cup successful 2034.

For the past 2 years, Saudi shot fans could ticker the likes of Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, with six Ballons d’Or betwixt them, connected immoderate fixed play during the shot play successful the kingdom.

However, the oil-fuelled Saudi shot task has drawn comparisons with the Chinese Super League, which imported players connected exorbitant salaries until squad owners went bust arsenic the Chinese system fizzled.

But with Saudi Arabia acceptable to big the 2034 World Cup, and hopeless to re-model itself arsenic a tourism and concern magnet earlier planetary lipid request falls for good, determination is astir apt much to travel from the Pro League.

Ronaldo appeared to commercialized an end-of-career payday for shot obscurity erstwhile helium archetypal moved to Riyadh’s Al Nassr 2 years agone successful a woody said to beryllium worthy $250m astatine the time.

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