Popular Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a $75 million annual contract with Al Nassr football club, according to sources close to the club.
The rumor has been going on since he left Manchester United in November, but it has been confirmed now.
Al Nassr is one of the most celebrated clubs in Saudi Arabia; it won the Saudi Super Cup in 2020 and 2021, and the current coach is, Raudi Garcia, a Frenchman.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, is expected to stay with the team for two and a half years, and the team is expected to issue an official statement following an away match on Saturday.
The transfer news has received both negative and positive reactions, with some fans vowing to start watching Saudi Arabian football while others claim it is the end of his top-level career.