Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo will be presented on Tuesday January 3 to supporters of the Saudi club Al-Nassr after the announcement on Friday of his transfer, for an estimated salary of 200 million euros over two and a half years. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who played until the World Cup for Manchester United, is due to arrive Monday evening with his family. The 37-year-old striker left Manchester with a bang, following a vitriolic interview at the end of November in which he claimed “ no longer respect » his trainer Erik ten Hag and also attacked the club’s leaders. Before Ronaldo, other celebrities from the world of football had already exercised in the Gulf monarchies, including George Weah, Pep Guardiola and Xavi. Ronaldo has won five Champions Leagues (2008 with United, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 with Real), national titles in Italy (2019, 2020) with Juventus, in Spain (2012, 2017) with Real Madrid and in England (2007, 2008, 2009) with Manchester United. With the Portugal team, he won Euro-2016. He is also the all-time top scorer in the Champions League, with 140 goals. At the World Cup in Qatar, he became the first man to score at least one goal in five consecutive World Cups.
Ronaldo presented in Riyadh to Al-Nassr supporters
