Ronaldo is a luxury item – and still a bargain
The star player will earn half a billion euros at his new club. Such a sum is peanuts for the Saudi regime: it is planning on a much larger scale.
HE is there and finds it quite unique: Cristiano Ronaldo at his presentation at al-Nasr FC’s home stadium, Msool Park.
Photo: Jorge Ferrari (AFP)
He’s not in the field. He doesn’t even sit on the bench. But it is on people’s minds and is the main topic when al-Nasr FC play their Saudi professional league home match against al-Tai late on Friday afternoon. There are thousands of spectators despite the pouring rain, many already wearing Ronaldo’s shirt. The star player is turning a lot of heads in his new home.
