Cristiano Ronaldo in motion© AFP
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has reached an settlement with Al Nassr to increase his contract by one other yr till June 2026, an official with the Saudi membership informed AFP on Monday. The official stated the perimeters have agreed on the renewable extension of Ronaldo’s contract, “nevertheless it has not been signed but. An announcement shall be revamped the approaching days”. Ronaldo turned 40 final week along with his present contract resulting from finish in June 2025. The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus star joined Al Nassr in January 2023 and has since scored 82 targets in 90 matches.
In August, Ronaldo stated he would stick with Al Nassr by way of the top of his skilled profession, which can be “quickly or in two or three years”.
“But it’s going to almost certainly occur with Al Nassr, within the staff that makes me joyful… and the place I really feel good.”
The Portuguese nice appeared to commerce an end-of-career payday for soccer obscurity when he moved to Riyadh’s Al Nassr two years in the past in a deal stated to be value $250 million.
But his affect turned clear when he was adopted by a parade of ageing superstars to the big-spending Saudi Pro League.
Saudi Arabia was then awarded the 2034 World Cup in December, the crowning glory for the oil-rich kingdom’s technique of revamping its picture by way of sports activities, tourism and tradition.
When Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel in August, he gained a million subscribers in simply 90 minutes and 20 million inside 24 hours. He at the moment has 73.5 million.
Although World Cup glory has most likely eluded him, not like his Argentine rival Lionel Messi, information nonetheless dangle in entrance of the five-time Ballon d’Or and Champions League winner.
Despite his prodigious type as he closes in on 1,000 skilled targets in official matches, Ronaldo is but to win a Saudi or continental trophy with Al Nassr, with the Arab Club Champions Cup of 2023 his solely triumph with the membership.
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