Al-Nassr have reportedly booked Cristiano Ronaldo’s medical as they edge nearer to bringing the Portuguese star to Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo had his Manchester United contract terminated final month after he gave a bombshell interview to Piers Morgan the place he criticised the membership and supervisor Erik ten Hag. The 37-year-old has been searching for a brand new crew since, and now appears to be like set to maneuver to the Center East.
Al-Nassr are rising in confidence that Ronaldo will select to hitch them, and have scheduled a medical, plus booked lodging for the ahead and his advisors, in line with CBS Sports activities.
Al-Nassr have booked Cristiano Ronaldo’s medical as he edges nearer to becoming a member of them
Ronaldo has been searching for a brand new membership since leaving Manchester United final month
They’re optimistic that the deal will undergo by the beginning of the January switch window, having agreed the broader phrases of Ronaldo’s contract already.
Ronaldo is about to earn $75m-a-year (£62m) if he takes Al-Nassr’s provide, whereas picture rights and different endorsements may see this determine rise significantly to round £173m-a-year.
In addition to changing into Saudi Arabian soccer’s largest star on the pitch, Ronaldo can also be on account of have a serious function off the pitch if he accepts Al-Nassr’s provide.
He’ll reportedly be given a task in appointing the crew’s supervisor if he needs.
Al-Nassr are presently managed by Rudi Garcia, who beforehand coached Lille, Roma and Marseille throughout his time in Europe.
Ronaldo has had a tough finish to 2022 after falling out of favour at Outdated Trafford earlier than departing the membership for the second time.
Ronaldo can be an enormous signing for the Saudi Arabia membership, with shirt gross sales more likely to undergo the roof
Al-Nassr have booked lodging for Ronaldo and people near him as they’re rising assured that he’ll select to hitch them
The World Cup in Qatar additionally did not go to plan for him as he scored simply as soon as from the penalty spot, and was dropped for Portugal’s last-16 and quarter-final clashes by supervisor Fernando Santos.
Portugal misplaced within the last-eight in opposition to Morocco, with Ronaldo leaving the pitch in tears in what’s more likely to have been his last World Cup.
He then needed to watch his long-term rival Lionel Messi go on to win the match with Argentina the next week.
Ronaldo has been assessing his choices earlier than deciding his membership future as he waited to see whether or not a European membership would are available for him.
Nevertheless, his probabilities of staying in Europe seem to have been reducing by the day, and he now appears to be like to be on the verge of shifting to Saudi Arabia as an alternative.
