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Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> has reportedly agreed a record-breaking \u00a3172.9million-a-year contract with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 37-year-old had his Manchester United contract terminated earlier this month<\/a>, <\/a>following a tumultuous relationship with club chiefs that only worsened when he made a number of controversial statements in a TV interview with Piers Morgan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now Ronaldo is said to have sensationally agreed a two-and-a-half year deal with Al Nassr – worth an eye-watering \u00a3172.9million per year – that will see him play until the age of 40, according to Spanish newspaper outlet Marca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources close to the former Real Madrid and Juventus superstar insist no deal has been signed and that Ronaldo remains focused on the World Cup with his country, but reports in Spain today claim the ‘dizzying figures’ have been agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Portugal international was pushing for a move away from Old Trafford in the summer, but did not get his wish as he was determined to play Champions League football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former Real Madrid star rejected a switch to Saudi last summer<\/a>, but without any firm interest from Europe’s elite clubs, he looks set to now make the move to the Middle East. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In both 2020 and 2021, Al-Nassr may not have won the league, but they did manage to win the Saudi Super Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The club, however, have struggled to make a splash on the global scene, but they did compete in the Club World Cup in the 1999-2000 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed a record-breaking \u00a3172.9million-a-year contract with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. 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