Original title: The total value of the contract is 300 million euros, signed until 2025 (quote)
Ronaldo joins Saudi team Riyadh Victory (Tema)
Xu Yangyang, reporter of the Yangcheng Evening News
Saudi Arabian side Riyadh Victory officially announced on 31 December 2022 that Ronaldo has joined the squad. According to local media reports, Ronaldo will receive a signing bonus of 100 million euros and a total salary of 200 million euros, including an annual salary of 70 million euros and some work commitments and other types of contractual incentive income . This means that Ronaldo will be the highest paid player.
Riyadh Victory’s official media wrote, “World’s Greatest Athlete, Officially Joined! Club President Musali Al Muammar signed a contract with Ronaldo until 2025. Ronaldo will wear the No. 1 shirt to inspire our club to to be even more successful, our league, our country and future generations to be better. Welcome Ronaldo to the team!”
“I am looking forward to experiencing a new championship in a different country. Riyadh Victory’s vision of the future is very inspiring and it is a pleasure to work with my teammates as we work together to help the team achieve more success.” Ronaldo responded like this on his social networks.
Due to discipline violations and private talks, Manchester United announced on November 23 that Ronaldo would leave the team immediately after consent. Since then Ronaldo has followed the Portuguese national team to play the World Cup in Qatar. In this period Ronaldo has been looking for his next home, but the 37-year-old has no place to settle in the European giants, at least he will have to cut his salary significantly before he can be absorbed. So, after some twists and turns, Ronaldo finally chose to win in Riyadh, which he never gave up. But that also means that Ronaldo will stay away from mainstream European football.
Riyadh Victory’s current record in the Saudi League is 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, ranking second in the table.
