Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian membership Al Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the Saudi membership has introduced.
Ronaldo left Manchester United final month following an explosive tv interview wherein the 37-year-old ahead stated he felt betrayed by the membership and didn’t respect their Dutch supervisor Erik ten Hag.
Al Nassr posted an image on social media of Ronaldo on Saturday holding up the crew’s jersey, with the membership hailing the deal as “history in the making”.
Historical past within the making. It is a signing that won’t solely encourage our membership to attain even larger success however encourage our league, our nation and future generations, girls and boys to be the very best model of themselves. Welcome @Cristiano to your new dwelling @AlNassrFC pic.twitter.com/oan7nu8NWC
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) December 30, 2022
“This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves,” the membership stated in a tweet.
“I am fortunate that I have won everything I set out to win in European football and feel now that this is the right moment to share my experience in Asia,” Ronaldo stated within the assertion.
“I am looking forward to joining my new team mates and together with them help the Club to achieve success.”
Al Nassr issued an announcement on Friday saying the five-time Ballon d’Or winner will be part of on a deal till 2025 however didn’t disclose any monetary particulars. Ronaldo’s contract with the crew has been estimated by media to be price greater than 200 million euros ($214.5m).
Ronaldo will arrive in Saudi Arabia with an enormous assortment of membership honours after a glittering spell at Spanish giants Actual Madrid from 2009-18 the place he gained two LaLiga titles, two Spanish Cups, 4 Champions League titles and three Membership World Cups.
He went on to attain a membership report 451 occasions for Actual Madrid and has greater than 800 senior targets general for membership and nation.
Ronaldo claimed two Serie A titles and a Copa Italia trophy in three years at Juventus earlier than rejoining Manchester United with whom he had bagged three Premier League crowns, the FA Cup, two League Cups, the Champions League and the World Cup.
He performed for Portugal in Qatar, the place he grew to become the primary participant to attain in 5 World Cups after netting a penalty in his aspect’s opening Group H sport towards Ghana.
Portugal have been knocked out within the quarter-finals by Morocco and Ronaldo spent a lot match time on the bench, resulting in hypothesis the footballer’s star standing was in decline.
