Riyadh: Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has agreed to extend his contract with the Saudi Club Al Nassr for another year, holding him in the club until June 2026, according to an official from the team talking to AFP Monday.
The official said the pages have been agreed on the sustained extension of Ronaldo’s contract, “but it has not been signed yet. A message will be published in the coming days”.
Ronaldo turned 40 last week with his current contract due to the end of June 2025.
Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus Star joined AL NASSR in January 2023 and have since scored 82 goals in 90 games.
In August, Ronaldo said he would stay with Al Nassr through the end of his professional career, which may be “soon or in two or three years.”
“But it will probably happen with all the nassr, in the team that makes me happy … and where I feel good.”
The Portuguese big seemed to trade with a payout day for football for football when he moved to Riyadh’s Al Nassr two years ago in a deal that was said to be worth $ 250 million.
But his influence became clear when he was followed by a parade of aging superstars for the big expenses Saudi Pro League.
Saudi Arabia was then awarded the World Cup in 2034 in December, the crowning glory of the oil-rich kingdom’s strategy to renew its image through sports, tourism and culture.
When Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel in August, he got a million subscribers in just 90 minutes and 20 million within 24 hours. He currently has 73.5 million.
Although the World Cup has probably avoided him, unlike his Argentine rival Lionel Messi, records are still dingling in front of the five-time balloon d’or and Champions League winner.
Despite his wonderful form as he closes in on 1,000 professional goals in official matches, Ronaldo has not yet won a Saudi or continental trophy with Al Nassr, with the Arab Club Champions Cup from 2023 his only triumph with the club.
