Al Arabiya: 'Ronaldo signed two years with Al Nassr'

"Al Nassr officially recruits Ronaldo until the summer of 2025", is the title of an article in Al Arabiya newspaper on the evening of December 30. The Saudi newspaper added that the contract between the two sides has been signed, and is about to be announced.

At the same time, the US newspaper CBS Sports also reported the same, citing a pro-Al Nassr source. Ronaldo has partially completed the medical examination, is eligible to sign the contract. The rest of the test will be done next week.

Al Nassr is expected to announce the contract after the match against Al Khaleej on the evening of December 31. The team has prepared everything to welcome Ronaldo, like a home for him and his family in the expensive area near the team's training ground, in the Al Muhammadiyah area in the capital Riyadh.

The striker with the most goals in history will receive a salary of $ 75 million per year at Al Nassr. His weekly salary is more than a million USD, not including the sale of image rights. Ronaldo will take on a role in the campaign to help Saudi Arabia host the 2030 World Cup.

Ronaldo is expected to have the right to choose a coach for the team, when Rudi Garcia is leading Al Nassr. They are second in the Saudi Arabian Championship (Pro League), with 23 points from 10 matches. Al Nassr needs to win the Pro League, or win the King Cup this season, to qualify for the AFC Champions League 2023-2024.

Al Nassr is the second richest in the history of Saudi Arabia with nine championships, taking half of Al Hilal's title. Currently, Al Hilal is banned from transferring until the summer of 2023 due to falsifying the agreement in the transfer of midfielder Mohamed Kanno.

Al Nassr played on Mrsool Park with 25,000 seats, the sixth most in the tournament. The last time they won the Pro League was the 2018-2019 season. They have never won the AFC Champions League, with a second runner-up in 1995. Al Hilal holds the record of four AFC Champions League titles, in addition to Saudi Arabia and Al Ittihad have won this award twice.