Cristiano Ronaldo arrives in Saudi Arabia ahead of the grand unveiling by Al Nassr
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Raven Ruma
- . January 3, 2023
- . Update: January 3, 2023 7:50 pm
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), ahead of his grand unveiling before his fans at Al Nassr club, a Saudi Arabian football club.
Ronaldo recently signed with Al-Nassr club and would be unveiled as their player on January 3. The footballer said that he was impressed with Al-Nassr club’s vision and was looking forward to joining the team.
The contract was signed between Ronaldo and the club for about 214 million dollars. Under this deal, he will play until June 2025. While announcing the news, Al Nassr FC wrote on Twitter, “History in the making. Welcome, Cristiano to your new home AlNassrFC.”
The 37-year-old footballer arrived in the Saudi Arabian capital late on Monday. He came with a big team of assistants. Currently, they are staying at a luxury hotel in Riyadh.
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Reportedly, Ronaldo will appear at Al Nassr’s Mrsool Park stadium in the Saudi Arabian capital at 7 pm local time on Tuesday. Al Nassr is currently working on the grand unveiling of Ronaldo.
Recently, Ronaldo left the British club Manchester United. Earlier, he turned down an offer from a different Saudi club, Al Hilal, worth $370 million. At that time, he chose to stay at Manchester United. However, after leaving Manchester United, he decided to sign a contract with Al Nassr.
According to reports, Ronaldo’s salary with the Al Nassr club would be around $200 million per year. Earlier, he used to earn around $33 million at Juventus before taking a pay cut to rejoin the Manchester United club.
Saudi Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal congratulated Ronaldo for joining the Al Nassr club, the nine-time Saudi league champions. Al Nassr’s coach, Rudi Garcia, also congratulated Ronaldo. He said that the signing of the agreement would contribute to the development of Saudi football.
