Spain’s Marca reports on the lease terms for Newcastle owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund
Ronaldo joined Saudi Arabia on the 3rd, joined the club on the 4th, made his home debut on the 6th asap
▲ Cristiano Ronaldo, who arrived in Saudi Arabia on the 3rd, receives a welcome bouquet at Riyadh airport. Reuters Yonhap News
Interesting remarks have been raised that Cristiano Ronaldo (38, Portugal), who left Europe’s big leagues and wore Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasr kit, could return to the European Champions League (UCL).
On the 3rd (Korean time), Spanish media Marca reported that the contents of the contract between Ronaldo and Al Nasr include a clause according to which if Newcastle United of the English Premier League win a ticket to UCL, they can hire it. Newcastle are a club acquired by Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) in October 2021. PIF is a sovereign wealth fund headed by Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, and Al-Nassr is known as a club where the The royal family’s influence is strong, with Saudi princes often presiding over it.
In a word, it is a story that Ronaldo can be rented by Al-Nassr in Newcastle because the PIF and the Al-Nassr leadership are nothing short of a community. In Hwang Ui-jo’s case, he moved to Nottingham Forest, England, and then was loaned to Olympiacos, Greece, which had the same owner. Newcastle, who finished 11th last season, are currently in 3rd place with 9 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat (34 points). If the current atmosphere continues you can secure UCL tickets given up to 4th place in the league.
Marca analyzed: “This clause means that Ronaldo can play again in UCL, his favorite competition” and “Ronaldo wants to keep his record in UCL”. Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer with 140 UCL goals so far. Rival Lionel Messi is chasing Ronaldo with 129 goals.
On this day, Ronaldo entered Saudi Arabia. Earlier, Ronaldo posted a video on his Instagram of a short greeting saying, “See you soon” with a glowing expression while sitting in an airplane seat. Ronaldo, under contract with Al Nasr until the summer of 2025, was accompanied by a large personal support team and a private bodyguard, AFP reported. Ronaldo received a welcome bouquet upon arrival at Riyadh International Airport. The Al Nasr club has announced the signing of Ronaldo through the club’s official channel. A message welcoming Ronaldo appeared on a large electronic billboard in central Riyadh.
Al-Nasr club has announced that it will hold Ronaldo’s inauguration ceremony at Mrsul Park Stadium in Riyadh at 1 a.m. on 4. Al-Nasr, who leads the Saudi professional league in the 2022-23 season, is in sight of a home game against Altai on the 6th. As soon as possible, there is a possibility that this game will be Ronaldo’s debut game. Al-Nassr club expressed their anticipation, saying, “Ronaldo, who conquered Europe, has embarked on a new mission to conquer Asia.”
Reporter Hong Jimin
