Recently, the attention and attention of the world football village has focused on Saudi Arabia, where the “blockbuster” contract between Cristiano Ronaldo and AI Nassr club was signed.
It is worth mentioning that the Portuguese superstar received a “terrible” salary and treatment when he landed at a new port with a figure of up to 75 million USD/season with 125 million from and promotional contracts. image extraction.
Accordingly, on average each year, Ronaldo will pocket $ 200 million, thereby becoming the highest-paid player of all time.
Ronaldo received the highest salary of all time when joining AI club Nassr
However, according to Saudi media, Ronaldo only does not receive the entire salary from AI Nassr club but must receive a combination from other sources. Specifically, sheet Tasnim News revealed that, Al Nassr is only responsible for paying $7.5 million in salary per year for Ronaldo. The remaining amount belongs to the payment responsibility of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. It is estimated that this fund will spend at least 67.5 million USD per year for Ronaldo.
It is known that the distant purpose of the Ronaldo deal is to help Saudi Arabia build a brand, thereby winning the bid to host the 2030 World Cup. It is widely reported that CR7 will act as the image ambassador of the campaign. .
With total assets of 400 billion to 500 billion USD with the above noble purpose, spending regarding 67.5 million USD/year for Ronaldo is not a “disadvantage” for this investment fund.
Notably, the Saudi Arabian public investment fund is also the owner of the Newcastle club, the team that is “storming” in the English Premier League.
Ronaldo will receive salary from AI Nassr club and Saudi public investment
In the immediate future, Ronaldo and his teammates will look forward to the match with Al Fateh taking place at 22:00 today (February 3). After the unconvincing performance in the past two matches, CR7 is expected to find his self and prove himself in Saudi Arabia.
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