The Saudi Arabia club scheduled a medical checkup for Ronaldo

According to CBS Sports, Al-Nassr is "increasingly confident" that he will successfully recruit Ronaldo and has scheduled a medical examination, as well as accommodation for the Portuguese striker and his entourage.

The Saudi Arabia club is optimistic that the deal will be approved at the beginning of the January 2023 transfer window, when the two sides have now agreed on personal terms. Accordingly, Ronaldo will have a solid salary of $ 75 million per year if he accepts Al-Nassr's offer. If including image rights and other bonuses, the Portuguese striker will earn about 200 million USD per year.

Besides becoming the biggest star on the field, Ronaldo will have an important role behind the scenes, if he comes to Al-Nassr. The 37-year-old striker also has a say in appointing a coach if desired. Al-Nassr is being led by coach Rudi Garcia, leading the Saudi Arabia championship this season. Garcia, 58, has coached Lille, Roma and Marseille while working in Europe.

According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Ronaldo's contract with Al-Nassr has a term of seven years, until 2030. Specifically, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner will have two and a half years with Al-Nassr as a player. player. After that, Ronaldo will serve as Saudi Arabia's football ambassador along with Egypt and Greece to realize the ambition to co-host the 2030 World Cup.

Last week, sporting director Marcelo Salazar spoke out about the possibility of recruiting Ronaldo. "I'm not allowed to say yes or no," he told Flashscore. "Let's see how things play out until the end of the year. This is a negotiation of great importance, not only with Al-Nassr but also with Saudi Arabia and world football."

Although he did not confirm the deal, Salazar disagreed with the statement that going to Saudi Arabia to play is a step backwards in Ronaldo's career. He said: "Criticizing something you don't know very well is very easy. I have been here for five years, and all the players I speak to are surprised when they come here, because of the level of the league. Living in Riyadh was another pleasant surprise, with schools and everything here."

According to Marca, Al-Nassr planned to sell Argentine players Pitty Martinez and Uzbek Jaloliddin Masharipov in the winter transfer window to clear the way for Ronaldo. The Saudi Arabia club also wants to push away many other players, when they want to sign another star, besides Ronaldo.

According to Foot Mercato, the star being targeted by Al-Nassr is N'Golo Kante. They will sign the French midfielder in January 2023 if Chelsea liquidate the contract soon. Otherwise, Al-Nassr will wait until the summer of 2023, when Kante's contract with Chelsea expires and becomes a free agent.

Earlier this month, Ronaldo denied rumors of joining Al-Nassr. He is now a free agent after leaving Man Utd six months early, by a shocking interview with journalist Piers Morgan. The 37-year-old striker began to find a new destination and was given a disagreement with his agent Jorge Mendes, after Portugal lost to Morocco in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.