Notwithstanding, in the wake of sitting tight for 40 days, on Friday, Cristiano Ronaldo finished a rewarding move to the Saudi Bedouin club Al Nassr.
After Ronaldo signed a contract until June 2025, Al Nassr shared a photo on social media of him holding up the team’s jersey. The club called the move history in the making.
The club stated in a letter that this is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but also inspire our league, our nation, and future generations, boys and girls, to be the best version of themselves.
u201cEager to experience a new football league in a different country,u201d Ronaldo said in a statement.
The forward continued, I feel now that this is the right moment to share my experience in Asia. He said, I am fortunate that I have won everything I set out to win in European football.
source: ESPN FC
Following an explosive television interview in which Ronaldo criticized manager Erik ten Hag and the club’s owners after being benched and even temporarily suspended by the club, Ronaldo was released from his contract with Manchester United.
He also just finished a disappointing World Cup, where he was benched in the knockout rounds and left the field crying after Portugal lost to Morocco in the quarterfinals.