Ronaldo is looking forward to a new football league in a different country.
Former Manchester United star and Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nasr as part of a deal that extends until 2025.
And the club’s official account on the Internet posted a photo of the player holding the club jersey and commented, “The world’s greatest athlete officially signs the world,” which is the title of the Saudi club.
And Manchester United announced the amicable termination of his contract with Ronaldo last November, after the Portugal captain said in a televised interview that he felt betrayed by the club, and had failed to respect manager Eric Ten Hag, to wrap up his second spell with the club he joined in August. / August 2021, having won 8 major titles in the period from 2003 to 2009.
Musli Al Muammar, President of Al-Nasr Club, said: “This agreement is more than writing a new historical chapter. This player is a highest example for all the athletes and youth of the world, and with his presence in Al- Nasr, we will move forward to achieve more successes for the club, Saudi sport and future generations.”
The 37-year-old Portuguese star said he was eager to “gain new experience in a new football league in another country”.
Ronaldo added: “I’m lucky because I’ve won everything I wanted to win in European football, and I feel this is the right time to start transferring my experiences to Asia.”
Saudi club Al-Nasr, which have won the Saudi league title nine times, have described the Ronaldo deal as a “story” for the club.
The club said the deal would “inspire the league, the nation, generations to come, boys and girls to always be the best”.
Ronaldo will not participate in Al-Nassr’s first Saudi meeting of the new year against Al-Taie on January 5.
Where the Portuguese champion implements a two-day disqualification that applies to all local competitions. Therefore, the first match that Ronaldo could participate in will be against Al-Ittihad Jeddah on January 25th.
Ronaldo scored 145 goals in 346 games for Manchester United, then left the ranks of Italy’s Juventus to return to Old Trafford again in August 2021, some 11 years after leaving Real Madrid, Spain.
Ronaldo’s contract with Manchester United was set to expire after seven months, according to which he was paid £500,000 a week, but his immediate departure from the English club was “by agreement between both parties”.
