Cristiano Ronaldo is going to continue playing in Saudi Arabia for another season and he is going to do so with an economically irresistible contract, but it is not the only argument to continue playing for Al Nassr, in what seems to be a long-term union and with a commitment of loyalty. The Portuguese will become the owner of the team, with a small stake, but one that demonstrates the confidence placed in him.
The club’s leaders, in an attempt to demonstrate their admiration and satisfaction with what CR7 has been doing since his arrival in Riyadh, have offered him five percent of the ownership of the club, a historic Saudi sports entity that is undergoing a structural change, with the arrival of a new CEO and president in recent months.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s attitude since he arrived has been positive to the maximum. If there is one thing the Portuguese has had and still has, it is maximum commitment wherever he has been and, since he arrived, he has taken Al Nassr as his own, a circumstance that will now be real with a small percentage of the club.
The renewal of the contract was not in doubt on the part of the owners and managers of Al Nassr, who are looking to give the team the tools to grow and compete for a league championship that has increased in difficulty with two teams above them such as Al Hilal and Al Ittihad.Looking ahead
As has been revealed, the economic issue is another important factor, as the striker has renewed for one season in exchange for 183 million euros, that is, 15.25 million per month, 3.8 million per week and 550,000 per day, which still places him at the top of the salary of footballers around the world.
In addition, there is another factor that has also tipped the balance in favor of continuity and that is the promise to make a more competitive team. In fact, it is most likely that in this winter market there will be one or two additions to the Saudi club.
Cristiano Ronaldo wants to surround himself with players he trusts. One of them, as MARCA reported, could be Casemiro, who is having problems at his club due to Manchester United’s poor sporting situation. If this were to happen, it would be the third time that the Portuguese and Brazilian have shared a dressing room. The first, and for five seasons, took place at Real Madrid. The second was much shorter, as they were only together for five months at Old Trafford.