There is more on the contract per José Félix Díaz of Marca, “in addition to the hefty signing-on fee (just under 100 million euros) is accompanied by financial incentives via advertising, which will make the Portuguese the highest-paid sportsman in the world.
Their report also says Ronaldo will make about 200 million Euro per season, or $210 million.
Al Nassr will reportedly grant the superstar some off-the-pitch power too, as part of the deal.
Wow! I guess it really paid off for the Portugese striker to give that scathing, revealing interview where he blatantly hit out at the Manchester United leadership, including the Glazer family ownership and managers Erik ten Hag and Ralf Rangnick.
What would you honestly get in return on that investment?
He would be on the wrong side of 40 after this potential deal runs its course. At this point, he’s not even someone who should be starting on his national team, as it’s quite clear from this World Cup that Bruno Fernandes is a much better player than he is.
However, the Saudi Pro League desperately wants the marketing and branding power of a player with over 506 million followers on Instagram. Yes, he’s got more than half a billion followers on just Instagram alone.
The Saudi Arabian top flight needs attention badly, and star power is what makes that happen, Al Nassr knows that. This all part of the grand plan tomake a pitch to host the 2030 World Cup.
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