Al Nassr’s deal to sign Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t ended yet, but the Saudi team is very confident that it can get CR7 to sign a contract. Sources close to Al Nassr told CBS Sports that they had set up a medical exam and a place for Ronaldo and his team to stay when they got to the West Asian country.
The details of Ronaldo’s 7-year contract say that he will play football for 2 and a half years and act as an ambassador for the other 4 and a half years. In addition to his “hard” salary of more than $1 million per week, Ronaldo can earn a lot more from image rights.
More importantly, the team is ready to let Ronaldo have a big say in how they lead and run things. CR7 has so much power that he can even choose who will be the head coach if he wants to. Saudi Arabia, a “giant,” also gave CR7 the job of club ambassador when he retired.
The leader of Al Nassr thinks that Ronaldo’s presence will help raise the status of the club, the national championship, and Saudi Arabia’s football scene. This is important because Saudi Arabia is trying to win the right to host the 2030 World Cup.
If Ronaldo joins Al Nassr, the team can set it up so that he lives in the most expensive parts of Riyadh city (the capital of Saudi Arabia). Marca (Spain) says that the first places Ronaldo’s family looked at were Al Muhammadiyah, which has a lot of well-known restaurants, and Al Nakheel, which has international schools.
The Daily Mail in the UK reported that CR7 might move into an Al Macqa home worth 14 million euros. This mansion has 8 bedrooms, a swimming pool that is Olympic-sized, and a reception hall with a fake waterfall.
Al Nassr has obviously done everything he can to help Ronaldo have the best last few years of his career. It is now up to the 37-year-old star to sign the contract.
