Cristiano Ronaldo Lands $75M Per Year Deal With Saudi Arabian Club, Al-Nassr

Cristiano Ronaldo has allegedly signed a $75M per year deal to play in the Saudi Arabian Pro League with Al Nassr. Per reports, the contract spans two and a half years and includes other perks that spurred the five-time Champions League winner to put pen to paper.

The new deal comes after the player ended his stay at Manchester United without seeing through his contract as part of the repercussion of his inflammatory interview with Piers Morgan in November 2022.

The following month, Ronaldo took part in the world cup with Portugal, reaching the quarterfinals, but was ultimately sent home by Morocco via a 1-0 defeat.

Read on to learn more.

According to Front Office Sports, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner penned a new deal with football club Al-Nassr.

He has been out of a club since ending his previous contract with Manchester United by mutual agreement in the wake of his bombshell interview with tv personality Piers Morgan on his eponymous show "Piers Morgan Uncensored."

The footballer allegedly agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Saudi Arabian side worth $75 million a year. According to FOS, Ronaldo is expected to earn an estimate of $214m annually as a result of commercial deals.

Via Marca, Al-Nassr club's president and sporting director were in Madrid last month to finish talks with the player and his agent on the deal. The information is expected to be announced to the general public soon after other contract details have been dealt with.

Per Fox Sports, Ronaldo disclosed that he rejected a staggering $5.3 million weekly offer to play in Saudi Arabia in the summer. It is alleged that Newcastle, owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, was also interested in the player to boost their ongoing push for a top-four finish in the premier league.

Ronaldo was also reported to have held talks with David Beckham, the co-owner of Inter Miami, concerning the possibility of joining the Miami-based club.

According to ESPN, Al- Nassr allegedly edged out their rivals by adding as part of the deal the equivalent of the $19 million in earnings Ronaldo would have received had he completed the remaining six months of his contract with Manchester United.

Rudi Garcia's side is currently occupying the second-place spot in the Saudi Pro League, two points behind Al-Shabab, implying that Ronaldo can add to his trophy shelf soon.

News of Ronaldo's possible switch to Al-Nassr comes after the six-time Ballon D'Or runner-up's two-part tell-all interview with Morgan, which led to his acrimonious exit from Manchester United.

Some of the highlights of the conversation were Ronaldo's criticism of the lack of progress at the club since Sir Alex Ferguson left.

He particularly cited how the facilities have remained the same since his first stay at the club, which ended in 2019, in favor of a move to 13 times Champions League winner, Real Madrid.

Ronaldo also bluntly stated that he had no respect for the Red Devils coach, Erik ten Hag, who joined the club in April 2022.

Manchester United's owners, the Glazers, were not left out, as the player criticized them for being more concerned with making money from marketing the team than caring about the club's actual needs.

Shortly after the interview, Ronaldo joined his national side in Qatar to compete in his fifth world cup. The team played in Group H of the competition against Ghana, South Korea, and South American side Uruguay.

Although Portugal ultimately made it to the quarterfinals, Ronaldo's presence was largely unfelt throughout the competition in contrast with other star players, including Kylian Mbappe, Luka Modric, and eventual winner Lionel Messi.

His team was edged by Morocco on Saturday, December 10, in a 1-0 shock defeat that made the Atlas Lions the first African nation to grace the World Cup semi-finals.

In all likelihood, this was Ronaldo's last appearance at the world's most prestigious footballing event. Not only did the 37-year-old leave Qatar without the coveted trophy, his dream to win the elusive title appears to be over.