“Live like a king”: Ronaldo’s Arab adventure

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The title in England (screenshot)

The title in England (screenshot)

After being released by Manchester United, 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo continues to take giant steps closer to signing for Saudi Arabia’s Al Nasser West. The star was offered an unbelievable salary of 200 million euros per season, with the deal expected to be signed until 2030.

In this period of time, the Portuguese will serve as a player in the team until the summer of 2025 (two and a half years) and the rest of the time will serve as an ambassador. In England, they have already checked what awaits the star in the East, when he will join a team that can challenge for the championship title: “Ronaldo will live like a king next to Georgina in Saudi Arabia”, they promise in the British media.

Al Nasser is in Riyadh, the Saudi capital, where temperatures can reach 50 degrees in the summer, and there are often sandstorms. Once the place was a wide desert with palm trees, but today there are skyscrapers, shopping malls with luxurious designs and historic mosques.

Preparing for a new life?  Ronaldo (Reuters)Preparing for a new life? Ronaldo (Reuters)

Where will CR7 live?

Riyadh has quite a few luxury neighborhoods. In England, it is speculated that the 37-year-old striker and his family could live in Al Muhammadiyah, where there is amazing nightlife and the best restaurants in the city. Al Nakheel is also defined as a possibility because there are international schools there where they can put the children. In terms of location, both cities are close to the 25,000-seat Al Nasser Stadium.

In these cities there are quite a few private houses that include pools and gyms, as is the usual phenomenon. Those areas also have restaurants, shops and schools, so he won’t really have to stray too far from home.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his family (Instagram)Cristiano Ronaldo and his family (Instagram)

the group

Ronaldo was very frustrated that United could not compete for titles. Well, Al Nasser, founded in 1955, won nine championships, the last of which was in 2019. Its facilities are among the most impressive in the country, and Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao also used the team’s complex when they prepared for the Super Cup matches at the beginning of the year.

As of now, the team leads the league thanks to goal difference. Goalkeeper David Ospina, Brazilian midfielder Luis Gustavo and also Cameroonian striker Vincent Abubakar who scored the winning goal against Brazil in the World Cup play in the team coached by French Rudy Garcia, when Fabio Cannavaro also coached the club in the past.

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