Cristiano Ronaldo will sign a £175m-a-year deal with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr before the end of the year, according to Marca.
The 37-year-old’s contract at Manchester United was terminated earlier this month after he slated the club in a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan.
Ronaldo – who is currently in Dubai – was linked with the Saudi Arabian club before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but refused to comment as he was focused on the tournament.
Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly sign a £175m-a-year deal with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr before the end of the year
According to Marca, Al-Nassr want to sign Ronaldo before the end of the year and have offered the 37-year-old a whopping £175m-a-year deal to secure his services.
The lucrative deal will reportedly keep Ronaldo at the Saudi Arabian club until at least 2025 and could be extended.
Ronaldo and his family are said to be waiting in Dubai until the deal – which includes advertising agreements – is confirmed.
Ronaldo is currently a free agent after being released by Premier League giants Man United
He shared a video of himself in the gym in Dubai while he waits for the deal to be confirmed
The Portugal international rejected a switch to Saudi last summer, but without any firm interest from Europe’s elite clubs, he looks set to now make the move.
Al-Nassr are one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, having being crowned winners of the country’s top flight nine times, with their most recent triumph coming in 2019.
In both 2020 and 2021, Al-Nassr may not have won the league, but they did manage to win the Saudi Super Cup. However, they have struggled to make a splash on the global scene.
Although, they did compete in the Club World Cup in the 1999-2000 season. They played against one of Ronaldo’s former clubs, Real Madrid, and lost 3-1.
They went on to beat Raja Casablanca 4-3, but lost 2-0 to Brazilian side Corinthians as they missed out on a place in the knockout stages of the competition.
Ronaldo (left) crashed out of the 2022 World Cup after Portugal lost to Morocco
He left the pitch in tears and took to Instagram shortly after to explain his heartbreak
Al-Nassr are currently managed by Frenchman Rudi Garcia, who has previously coached Roma, Marseille and Lyon. They also play in a 25,000 seater stadium.
Ronaldo joining Al-Nassr would be monumental for the club and the country as a whole given they are looking to become a major…