When the Minister of Sports of Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, said that he “does not rule out the possibility of Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival” in Saudi football, it became clear that something serious was brewing behind the curtains. That it is confirmed by the information of the Madrid newspaper AS, which, referring to the original information of the CBS website, claims that Cristiano received an offer that probably only a handful would be able to refuse.When the Arabs give, they hold nothing back. AS writes that Cristiano has an offer from Saudi club Al Nassr worth an astronomical 225,000,000 euros net! That is when all taxes are deducted and more precisely, Al Nassr are ready to allocate an incredible 75,000,000 euros net per year for the salary of the 37-year-old goalscorer. Al Nassr is one of the richest clubs not only in the Arabian Peninsula but also in the world. The club from Riyadh is one of the most successful in the country, with 27 trophies at all levels. In recent years it was the workplace of famous names such as Rene Higuita, Fabio Canavaro, Rui Vitoria, and Mano Menezes who were first-team managers.Cristiano Ronaldo, who became club-less on Tuesday, is only willing to discuss Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nasr Club’s offer of €225 million ($234 million) once the FIFA World Cup ends.Arab News 📸 FIFA World Cup#CristianoRonaldo #FIFA #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 #Portugal #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/hSMnW1OE4A— Sajid Nawaz Wattu (@Sajidnawazwattu) November 25, 2022 Now the head of the profession is Rudy Garcia, and the team includes, among others, David Ospina, Luiz Gustavo, Talisca and Vincent Aboubakar.This is the first official offer that Ronaldo has received since he recently parted ways with Manchester United after an interview that shocked the entire football world and especially the Old Trafford giant. So much so that the Glazer family decided to consider the option of selling the club for as much as five billion euros!It is not the first time that the Arabs have shown interest in signing CR7 – this summer Al Hilal offered a fantastic 300,000,000 euros for two seasons! Plus 30,000,000 euros to Manchester United and another 20,000,000 for the transfer agents. But Ronaldo rejected that offer. Al Nassr did offer less, but it is again almost three times more than what he earned so far at Manchester United where he was the highest-paid player in the Premier League.Only two ‘unemployed’ men have ever scored at the biggest stage of allRonaldo is now in the eye of Arab emissaries as he is chasing a high ranking with Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar. Nobody can claim at this point that the national team’s top goalscorer will immediately accept or reject what has already arrived from Al Nassr, but he will certainly not decide anything before finishing his job in Doha. Successfully or not, we will see.Of course, it remains to be seen how other, primarily European clubs will react to the new situation and his free status. Chelsea, Napoli and Borussia Dortmund were interested this summer, there were reportedly some contacts with Bayern, and we should not forget the ambitious MLS clubs who also want CR7 in their ranks.With Cristiano back on the market, this is sure to be a very interesting January transfer window…
