Ronaldo joined the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr on a deal until 2025.
The Portugal captain is a free agent after leaving Manchester United following a controversial interview in which he criticized the club.
Ronaldo will receive the biggest salary in football history at more than £177m a year.
The 37-year-old said he was “excited to experience a new football league in another country”.
Al Nassr – a nine-time Saudi Pro League champion – described the signing as “history in the making”.
The club says it will “inspire the league, the nation and future generations, men and women to be the best version of themselves”.
In the summer, Ronaldo turned down a £305m deal to join another Saudi club – Al Hilal – because he was happy at United.
Earlier in November, the striker spoke out in an interview with Piers Morgan for TalkTV in which he said he felt “betrayed” by United, did not respect manager Erik ten Hag and was forced out of the club.
Ronaldo, who scored 145 goals in 346 appearances for United, is leaving Juventus to rejoin the Old Trafford club in August 2021 – 11 years after he left for Real Madrid.
He has just over seven months left on his £500,000-a-week contract with United, but he immediately “agreed”.
A day after he left the club, he was banned for two domestic matches for knocking a phone out of the hands of an Everton fan after United’s defeat at Goodison Park in April.
He will carry out the ban at domestic level with new clubs – in England or abroad – although it does not apply at continental club level, such as the Champions League.
Ronaldo recently returned from playing for Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar, where he made history by becoming the first man to score in five Fifa World Cup strikes in his team’s opening win over Ghana.
Source: BBC
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