Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t made any decisions yet whether or not to accept a mammoth contract offer from Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.
The Portugal international was recently released from Manchester United after having his contract terminated in response to his controversial interview with Piers Morgan and is currently focusing on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
CR7’s future in European football now appears to be hanging in the balance while his lawyers are going through the preliminaries of poring over a stunning €200m-per-season offer from Al Nassr, according to Fabrizio Romano in today’s Daily Briefing for CaughtOffside.
Romano is still uncertain of the decision Ronaldo will make, adding that he feels the 37-year-old is still good enough to play for a Champions League club, albeit it being a struggle for Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes to find a suitable offer from a top team in Europe, which makes it interesting to see if he becomes increasingly tempted by Al Nassr’s juicy offer.
“The proposal is on the table: €200m per season until June 2025. Cristiano’s lawyers are checking all details of the proposals and of commercial deals included in this amount,” Romano explained.
“I’ve no idea about Cristiano’s decision, he has not decided and I’m not in his mind so we can’t predict… but the proposal is there.
“In my opinion, he has still top quality to play in Champions League but is never easy to find a good solution in January!”
Ronaldo has enjoyed a fabulous career at the highest level, and it’s well nigh impossible to imagine him taking this step down to a less competitive league, despite him approaching his 38th birthday.