Cristiano Ronaldo would sign for Al Nassr: Why is he worth a million dollars at his worst?

bear the name of Cristiano Ronaldo in the back guarantees you to be among the highest paid in the world. Dressing him on a football pitch makes him an eye-catcher for any club and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr knows it.

Thus, as soon as he was released from Manchester United, just before Qatar 2022 began, Cristiano Ronaldo already had several destinations that welcomed him and Arab football, which wants to continue evolving, did not hesitate to put 200 million euros to hear his “Yes” and his ‘Siiiu’ on their courts.

Marca reports this Monday that Cristiano Ronaldo accepted Al-Nassr’s proposal for two seasons one day before he played the round of 16 of Qatar 2022 between Portugal and Switzerland. He will wear his new shirt from January 1, so he will be a rival of the Peruvians Christian Cueva and Alex Valera (Al Fateh) and will play the local classic against André Carrillo (Al Hilal).

Why is Cristiano Ronaldo worth so much?

There are 200 million euros that he will earn for two seasons in Arab football, which will make him the highest paid player in world football, above the 83 million euros that Mbappé would be earning after his renewal with PSG.

“It is not enough for me to be the best in Portugal, I want to be the best ever. In my profession I always want to be the best, I am making history step by step, ”I said in 2014 when he won his third Golden Boot -scorer of the year-. For this reason, he is always demanding to give more, although his 37 years also weigh.

Cristiano Ronaldo is worth what he is worth because even his numbers support him or more than that, he is a player who places his name in history every week with a new record. He has experienced it in Qatar 2022 by becoming the only footballer to score in five World Cups.

It is not his best football moment, I agree – he barely had a presence in 16 of Manchester United’s 21 games, and only in 6 as a starter and scored only 3 goals-, but they never bet on him. Erik tnen Hag never considered him for his team and that aroused the annoyance of CR7.

The Portuguese ego can play a trick on him, but perhaps sheltered in a football where the demand is not that of the first world, Cristiano Ronaldo could rediscover his game and goal, despite his 37 years.

Although at United he did not meet all expectations, on the field he gave up with goals. In the 21-22 campaign he scored 24 goals in 38 games, in addition to three assists. At Juventus he scored 36 goals in 44 games in 2020-21 and 37 goals in 46 in the 2019-2020 campaign. Not bad for a player who has been shining for fifteen years.

Millions of followers

That is why when he scores his first goal for Al Nassr, it will be world news and Arab football will be on the front pages of hundreds of newspapers. When he lifts a cup, the Middle East will be the center of world football for a moment. The sale of the image is another product that football generates and we see it now in Qatar 2022.

More than 508 million followers on Instagram, far more than the entire population of Saudi Arabia combined (35 million). His last post, in training with Portugal, generated more than 5 million reactions. That could be multiplied to further publicize the image of Saudi Arabia.

And a post by Cristiano Ronaldo is valued at 1.3 million euros, well above the million euros charged by Lionel Messi. Seeing images of Saudi Arabia on CR7 networks can be a good return for Arab football.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his 200 million would come to be part of this project for a country that already pays 15 million euros each year to take the Dakar that only lasts 15 days and another 58 million euros for a Formula 1 date and 40 million for taking the Spanish Super Cup to be defined on their courts. Investment they call it.

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