Cristiano Ronaldo officially joins at Al-Nasser, a Saudi Arabian club, usual football fans who follows the European leagues find it uncanny. Former Manchester United star made the record-breaking deal with this Saudi Arabian club with €200m per year including promotional and ad money, which is the highest salary ever paid to a footballer. The contract will last for two and a half years and will remain until June 2025.
Ronaldo’s Contract Ending with Manchester United
Ronaldo mutually ended his contract in November 2022 with Manchester United after a controversial tv interview with Piers Morgan where he (ronaldo) stated “He felt betrayed by his club”. Al-Nasser is now fifth club in his career where he played for clubs like Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Juventus.
The CR7 Effect
CR7 is the single most prestigious name to all sports fans, inarguably he’s the most popular athlete in the world right now. Saudi Arabia is formally shifting its environment to a more friendly and universal way. It’s obvious they’re not far from reality after signing this historic contract with their club AL-Nasser. The Cristiano effect already boosted their popularity more than ever, their social media popularity, tv coverage all are plummeting in skyrocketing fashion.
Signing a player like Ronaldo indicates their love, passion, and enthusiasm for football not only for this generation, it’s for their legacy. Another foreseeable future they have in mind, Saudi Arabia will be most likely the host nation for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. If they do not act fast, they might not get the expected reach and coverage which will be disastrous in the business sense. CR7 is the perfect weapon for that.
Shifting Football Air After the 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 Qatar World Cup made some statements on shifting the football air from Europe to other parts of the world. In the very first match, Saudi Arabia beat the 2022 World Cup winner Argentina, Morocco reached the world cup semi-final, and Asian teams like Japan, Tunisia, and South Korea were in a very stable position throughout the tournament. However, Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t passed a good world cup season. After 2002, a South American nation won the tournament, World Cup trophy is out of Europe now which has been within Europe last 20 years.
Conclusion
The CR7’s influence is already in place, but the football world is eagerly waiting for his settlement and football magic. A radar of fans is following and tracking the new club and their expectation will be unveiled very soon.
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