Cristiano Ronaldo has been playing in Saudi Arabia for almost three years now. A country that he joined to everyone’s surprise in January 2023, after slamming the door at Manchester United, and where he feels good. In any case, this is what he never fails to clarify in each interview he gives.
Given the salary that Al-Nassr pays him, this can be understood… Per year, the five-time Ballon d’Or would actually receive more than 200 million dollars. Which still makes him, at 40, the highest paid player in the world. Since he landed in Riyadh, “CR7” has therefore received nearly 600 million dollars!
Cristiano Ronaldo, a deserved salary?
Stunning figures but far from being shocking, says Prince Abdullah bin Mossad. For the former Saudi Minister of Sports, interviewed by the Al-Arabiya channel, the Portuguese striker is “the only foreign player to deserve his salary thanks to the international notoriety he brings to the championship and the country”.
However, his record with Al-Nassr is without a title, in the Saudi Pro League as in the Asian Champions League. He just won the Arab Cup for Champion Clubs in 2023. On a sporting level, therefore, Cristiano Ronaldo’s visit to Saudi Arabia is for the moment rather a failure.
