Cristiano Ronaldo will stay with Al Nassr. The all-time soccer legend formally signed a brand new cope with the Saudi Arabian membership via 2027 on Thursday.
“A brand new chapter begins. Identical ardour, identical dream. Let’s make historical past collectively,” the Portugal famous person posted on social media.
Ronaldo, 40, joined Al Nassr in January 2023, signing a record-breaking deal on the time to depart Manchester United. As his contract was set to run out on Monday, there have been rumors that Ronaldo may go away the membership.
Ronaldo continued to play at a excessive degree for Al Nassr in his two-plus seasons with the membership. He led the Saudi Professional League in scoring in every of the final two seasons, scoring 25 objectives in league play and 35 objectives throughout all competitions in 2024-25. However Al Nassr has but to win a Saudi Professional League title with Ronaldo, ending third this previous season.
There had been hypothesis that Ronaldo could be searching for a brand new membership. Earlier in June, he posted “this chapter is over” on social media after Al Nassr’s remaining recreation of the season.
Whereas on worldwide responsibility with Portugal, through which he led the squad to the UEFA Nations League title, he mentioned he had obtained “fairly just a few” gives from groups taking part within the ongoing Membership World Cup.
After Portugal’s win over Spain within the Nations League remaining on June 8, Ronaldo mentioned “nothing will change” concerning his membership scenario and when requested if he would stick with Al Nassr, he merely replied: “Sure.”
Ronaldo, a five-time Balon d’Or winner, has had a embellished profession with 794 objectives in membership soccer. Throughout his first stint at Manchester United, Ronaldo received three Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League. In 2009, Ronaldo moved to Actual Madrid, the place he turned the membership’s all-time main scorer with 450 objectives in 438 appearances throughout 9 seasons – successful 4 Champions League titles and two LaLiga trophies. In 2018, he moved to Juventus the place he received two Serie A titles earlier than his return to Manchester United in 2021.
For Portugal, he has 138 objectives (a males’s worldwide document) and has captained the group to 3 main titles – the 2016 European Championship and two Nations Leagues (2019, 2024). He stays within the combine to play on the 2026 World Cup, which might be the sixth of his profession.
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