Why did Ronaldo choose to join Al-Nassr?
On January 3, 2023, in his first press conference after arriving at Al-Nassr, Ronaldo shared: “I am very nervous to experience a new football tournament in another country. Vision of what Al What Nassr is doing and growing in Saudi Arabia, both in men’s and women’s football, is truly inspiring. We can see from Saudi Arabia’s recent performance at the World Cup that this is a country with ambitions Big football storm and great potential.”
“I’m lucky to have achieved everything I set out to win in European football and feel now is the right time to share my experiences in Asia. I’m looking forward to meet your new team and together with them, help the club achieve success.”
How much is Ronaldo’s salary at Al-Nassr?
Ronaldo’s contract with Al-Nassr is said to guarantee an income of around $215m (£177m) per year. That equates to around $4.1m (£3.4m) per week.
CR7’s income at Al-Nassr is a significant increase compared to what he earned while at Manchester United, where he reportedly earned £20 million ($27 million) per year. At that time, he accepted a fairly large cut, compared to his salary of 30 million Euros (34 million US dollars) per year at Juventus.
Before moving to Juventus, Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid in November 2016, believed to be worth around £365,000 per week before bonuses.
The Portuguese captain’s contract income puts him on the list of very highly paid football players in the world.
