Cristiano Ronaldo is about to sign for Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasssr, just a week after his contract with Manchester United was terminated by mutual consent.
The fallout from his explosive interview with Piers Morgan has left him the only free agent involved in the World Cup as he searches for a new club.
As reported by The Peoples Person, Ronaldo has been offered a mega-money deal to drop his Champions League ambitions.
And now, according to the Spanish outlet Marca, a deal between the Portugal star and Al Nassr is close.
Ronaldo will earn a whopping €200 million over the course of a two-and-a-half-year contract, including salary and advertising deals.
The money on offer exceeds anything a European or MLS club could offer and would be among the most valuable contracts in soccer history.
Al Nassr believes Ronaldo will help raise the profile of Saudi Arabian football, with the legendary goalscorer still in profile to attract millions of new fans.
Rudi García, a one-time candidate for Manchester United’s interim job, is the current coach of a team that also has David Ospina and Álvaro Fernández in its ranks.
Ronaldo’s first task in Saudi Arabia would be to see his team off ahead of Al Shabab, who currently top the table.
With fierce rival Al Hilal as the defending champion, Al Nassr is hoping to recapture a title he last won in 2019.
Ronaldo is currently on international duty with Portugal in the World Cup.
He has already caused some controversy in Qatar, having claimed to have scored a goal against Uruguay despite technology proving otherwise, leading some to dub the incident “God’s hair”.
