Presentation at Al-Nassr
With a big laser show, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was presented at his new club Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia. “I am so proud to have made this big decision. My work in Europe is done. I’ve played for the biggest clubs in the world, now I’m taking on a new challenge,” said the 37-year-old, who appeared in a fine gray suit and light blue tie at Tuesday’s press conference.
The reception in Riyadh was great. Ronaldo stressed that he had received many offers “from Europe, from Brazil, Australia or the United States and even from Portugal”. But he wants to develop something in Saudi Arabia. The criticism of his decision does not interest him, according to the Portuguese, who was introduced by presenter Wiam al-Dachil as “the greatest footballer in the world”. “It’s not the end of my career playing in Saudi Arabia. A lot of people talk but they don’t know anything about football. I know the league is very competitive here.”
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After the inglorious departure from Manchester United and the reserve role for Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar, the five-time world footballer, who was recently without a club, signed a two-and-a-half-year contract in Saudi Arabia. According to media reports, Ronaldo should get the equivalent of around 200 million euros per season, including advertising revenue. Taking his advertising revenue into account, the Portuguese will be the highest-paid athlete in the world in the future. At the beginning of December, the US broadcaster “CBS Sports” had given the equivalent of around EUR 216 million as a possible total volume.
Report on Newcastle clause in Ronaldo’s contract
According to the Spanish sports newspaper “mark“ Despite the move to Al-Nassr, there is still a loophole for Ronaldo to return to the Premier League. Accordingly, his contract contains a clause that allows a loan to Newcastle United, which, like Al-Nassr, is majority owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.
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The condition is that Newcastle land in one of the top four places in the league and thus participate in the Champions League. That could work: the “Magpies” are currently in third place. Then the five-time “premier class” champion could compete again on the big football stage. There was no official confirmation for the newspaper’s presentation. “Marca” did not name a source either and only hinted that she “was able to find out”.
|| @Cristiano‘s first statement at the conference before the unveiling pic.twitter.com/dgG1KEpMrR
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