The primary ‘trailblazer’ for the Saudi Professional League, Cristiano Ronaldo has now been in Asia for nearly a yr.
Laying down the profitable path for the remainder of Europe’s ageing stars, the previous Manchester United and Actual Madrid icon’s transfer remodeled the switch market. With out him, there’s a robust risk that Saudi Arabia would have struggled to get their foot on the ladder as shortly as they’ve.
Ronaldo is, after all, being paid astronomical sums in his new PR function, at the moment incomes greater than some other footballer on the planet.
However simply how a lot has he earned since arriving at Al Nassr on the finish of 2022?
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Ronaldo arrived at Al Nassr again on 30 December 2022 after parting methods with Man Utd following a dreadful return to Outdated Trafford.
Regardless of contrasting studies, it is believed that the Portuguese was on roughly £28.5m-a-year in Manchester, understanding at simply over £500,000-a-week.
That was a reasonably good-looking wage for a veteran Ronaldo, nevertheless it pales compared to what he’s at the moment on within the Saudi Professional League.
Now the best paid participant ever, the 38-year-old is on a jaw-dropping £177m-a-year at Al Nassr, equating to roughly £3.4m-a-week.
This additionally does not embody sponsorship offers, social media earnings and his personal huge enterprise portfolio, that means Ronaldo is comfortably incomes considerably greater than that complete sum per week.
Having now been at Al Nassr for nearly precisely ten months, with one other year-and-a-half left on his deal, Ronaldo has definitely reaped the monetary rewards of his Saudi transfer.
Since his arrival, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has introduced residence a staggering £147.5m. Which means, if he have been to attend till New 12 months’s Day, then Ronaldo may feasibly purchase Sheffield United with only a yr’s wage.
If Ronaldo have been to attend till the tip of his contract in June 2025, which might see him earn £442.5m over two-and-a-half years in Saudi Arabia, then he may afford to purchase Sheffield Wednesday as properly.
There’s little shock that Ronaldo was prepared to check the waters in Saudi Arabia.
