Cristiano Ronaldo's staggering new contract details emerge including Al-Nassr part-ownership
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Cristiano Ronaldo is set to bank AT LEAST £168m as he closes in on an eye-watering new deal with Al-Nassr. The ex-Manchester United star is out of contract with the Saudi Pro League side at the end of the current campaign. He has been in the Gulf state since January 2023 following an explosive exit from Old Trafford.
Ronaldo had earned £164m per season with Al-Nassr in just a base salary, with another £49m available to him with a number of off-pitch ventures. The Saudi side have always been keen to tie the 39-year-old down to a new deal and it appears that they are offering Ronaldo a pay rise in an effort to keep him.
As per Marca, he will now earn nearly £4m more throughout the season and is also being offered a number of other lucrative bonuses. It is also reported that the Portuguese superstar will also be offered part-ownership of the club. Ronaldo has apparently been offered the chance to buy around five percent of the club as a structural refresh gets underway. A new president and chief executive are set to be appointed over the coming months.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund currently owns 75 percent of the club, as well as a stake in a number of their division rivals. Ronaldo has constantly banged the drum of support for the Saudi Pro League, having recently claimed it was better than the French top flight.
“Saudi League is better than Ligue 1, of course,” Ronaldo said. “All France only has PSG. The rest are finished. Try to sprint in 38, 39, 40 degree weather and see. It is difficult to become champion in Saudi. This year Al-Hilal are better, Al-Ittihad are top of the league, but I believe that we have to push hard to be champions.
