If it is, then even easier to justify. I'd rather earn £200m doing easy work in Saudi for the next 12 months than retire and pick my bum while watching loose women
Cristiano Ronaldo’s next club? | Al Nassr
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The problem here is that it’s most likely not his only offer however it is the only offer that appeals to him.
As has been noted by others he is reluctant to lower his wages and wants to still be paid what he feel he is worth. Thus the only ones that can afford him are the oil saudi clubs or China clubs.
If he chose to lower his wages significantly he would have many options to choose from but he won’t do that (Personally I don’t know why) however after seeing this reported contract he is about to sign I don’t blame him.
Still, it is sad to see him end his reign in Europe.
100%. This was never about footballing reasons. It’s all anyone wants, really.
Honestly I reckon the thing that pissed him off most was the 25% salary reduction clause we had in his contract after we didn’t make the CL
This might be his final career contract. I think he finally realized his cycle is closing sooner that he thought. Going to a "middle-class" team could be a bad move because there's always the risk of becoming a bench player.
In Al Nassr he is guaranteed money and if he's still thirsty for records he might want to become the player with more goals scored on Asian Champions League, which is harder than it looks because his team mates are not exactly bright football players.
In Al Nassr he is guaranteed money and if he's still thirsty for records he might want to become the player with more goals scored on Asian Champions League, which is harder than it looks because his team mates are not exactly bright football players.
Couldn't he have done this during the summer? Would have saved us all a bunch of trouble. And we would have gotten a transfer fee.
It makes sense if he does have a good WC, as there's nothing much to add in his achievement list.
And his motivation for the move, apart from getting huge paid out, is being top of the Forbes list every year as top earning athletes, over the next 2 years.
And his motivation for the move, apart from getting huge paid out, is being top of the Forbes list every year as top earning athletes, over the next 2 years.
"The thing about clubs not wanting me is not true. Many clubs want me"
Moves to Saudi Arabia.
Moves to Saudi Arabia.
I think he's afraid of moving to any half decent club in Europe as there's a good chance he'll end up getting benched again.
Can Messi do it on a rainy Riadh evening ?
He was available for free near the end of the window every reputable source said there were no takers or none that he liked at that time, just like he is available for free now and there is only 1 option he can take so he has no choice
Wonder if his fanboys on here and around the world will be tuning in to Saudi Arabian league football?
We have different priorities my friend, this sounds phenomenal
He wasn't available for free. We wanted money for him
It's the club's fault for offering a two year contract to a 36-year-old striker who was obviously going to unsettle the dressing room if he was no longer good enough to start. Hard to think of any other club that would make such an idiotic decision.
The Athletic and their reporters say he was
I just hope Al Nassr have a forum they can join.
Except the Saudi’s tried in the summer and Ronaldo rejected it
Yeah, I agree. Very naive. He should never have come back here.
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Funny to see he'd rather take the cash and effectively retire rather than turn into a squad player somewhere like in Portugal.
"Many clubs want me, they just don't give me enough money"
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Yeah, but if we offered Ronaldo a one year contract with the option of a second, like the Cavani deal, we wouldn't have been stuck with him after he rejected Saudi's offer.
Considering he’s the most famous athlete on earth that is probably going to happen yes.
Well it all makes sense. He wanted to play Champions League and wanted out but no one would pay the cash for him so he stayed. He delayed the Saudi deal because he knew he could take it later. Decided one more year of top flight football which also helps with the world cup. You never know if he would have been picked if he was in Saudi. He has had a sht year but got into the world cup so decided to get out by all means possible. Get me the biggest cnt you know for an interview! And his work is done
Manchester United only care about commercial interests, not football performance says the individual who spends all of his time advertising random products and moves to Saudi for 200m a year? Surely not.
Ironically, if United cared only about commercial aspects and not about performance then we'd have bent over for this diva and made sure he played 90 minutes every match.
Ironically, if United cared only about commercial aspects and not about performance then we'd have bent over for this diva and made sure he played 90 minutes every match.
however you see it, it's still an insane amount of money.
Wonder if Ronaldos PR team will add Asian CL goals to his CL record.
Going from 500k a week here to 3.3m in Saudi. SIUUUUU.
That's the only bit of interest to me.
Ronaldo is Greater than Victory.
I'm sure they will be claiming that the Premier League is a farmers league and that Saudi Arabia is now the highest level in no time!
Al Nassr are not in Asian CL this year. 3 Saudi clubs made it to the last 16 (Western Asia to play their KO stages in February), They are not among them.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_AFC_Champions_League_knockout_stage
Some love the smell of Ronaldo in the morning.
yes, but that would mean Ronaldo actually helped the club instead of doing something only for himself.
Unreal paycheck, lame ending to an amazing career. If only Ronaldo could accept his decline and be willing to play the second fiddle.
Yeah but he's making more money than Messi.
Ronaldo wins. Siuuuuuuu.
Ronaldo wins. Siuuuuuuu.
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