The Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo will play for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia and will be a teammate with the Argentine Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez after accepting a million-dollar offer, according to Spanish media on Monday.
Ronaldo, who is playing the Qatar 2022 World Cup with the Portugal National Team, would have accepted the Arab team’s proposal and would sign a contract for two and a half seasons, which would begin on January 1, 2023.
Between the salary and the extra income from advertising, Cristiano would be paid close to 200 million euros per year, making him the highest paid footballer in the world -even also the athlete with the highest annual income-. In this way, the Portuguese attacker will share a squad with the former River player, who arrived at the institution in 2020 and whose relationship ends at the end of 2024.
Cristiano Ronaldo ended his relationship with Manchester United of England two days before starting his participation in the World Cup in Qatar, where his team is in the round of 16, for which he was released after the conflict over his statements against of the club and of the manager, Erik Ten Hag.
“Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United by mutual consent, effective immediately. The club thanks him for his immense contribution in his two spells at Old Trafford, in which he has scored 145 goals in 346 games, and wishes him and his team all the best.” family in the future,” United said in a statement.
Days before, “CR7” had stated: “Manchester United tried to force me out. Not only the coach, but also the rest of the people who surround the club. I felt betrayed”.
