Former Manchester United participant Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly signed for Saudi Arabian membership Al Nassr on a 2-year deal, in keeping with AlArabiya_Brk.
The tweet from Al Arabiya states: “Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia officially contracts with Cristiano Ronaldo for two seasons.”
Ronaldo has been a free agent since terminating his contract with Manchester United in November after a controversial interview with Piers Morgan.
🚨🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo has signed for Saudi Arabian membership Al-Nassr on a 2-year-contract, reviews @AlArabiya_Brk. pic.twitter.com/1qZ2tJS0XR
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) December 30, 2022
He had denied the reviews of him becoming a member of Al Nassr after the FIFA World Cup. “No, that’s not true — not true”, he had stated after Portugal’s 6-1 win over Switzerland of their spherical of 16 conflict.
Earlier within the week, the sporting director of Al Nassr, Marcelo Salazar, had stated that the Saudi membership for now “will wait” and that “at the right time the future will be revealed”.
النصر السعودي يتعاقد رسميا مع كريستيانو رونالدو لمدة موسمين #العربية_عاجل https://t.co/hHl1xs3sED
— العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) December 30, 2022
Speaking to Flashcore, Salazar stated, “I’m not allowed to say sure or no. Let’s wait and see how issues unfold till the top of the 12 months. As you may see, this can be a negotiation of huge magnitude, not just for the membership, however for the nation and for world soccer, and which needs to be performed by larger authorities.
“What I can say is that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best in the history of football. He has always been an example to me as an athlete, for the will he shows to win. And then, as a Portuguese citizen, I always cheered for him. But when the time is right the future will be revealed,” he added.
