A Saudi Arabia-based club side, Al Nassr, have offered Cristiano Ronaldo a contract that could make him the highest-paid footballer in history according to reports.
The 37-year-old sensationally left Manchester United by mutual agreement earlier this month after he criticised the club’s players, manager and hierarchy in an explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
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Ronaldo, currently away at the World Cup with Portugal, has been targeted by clubs in Saudi Arabia before and turned down the opportunity to join Al-Hilal in the summer despite being offered over £300m to do so.
Ronaldo intends to remain in Europe, where he can continue to compete in the Champions League. Still, reports state that Al Nassr have put forward a blockbuster contract offer to take him to Saudi Arabia.
Al Nassr’s offer is believed to be a three-year deal worth close to £250m a year once add-ons, incentives and bonuses are factored in, eclipsing the huge contract Kylian Mbappe penned earlier this summer to remain at Paris Saint-Germain.
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Ronaldo is yet to respond to Al Nassr’s proposal, but his desire to continue competing at the highest level was made clear in the interview he conducted with Morgan.
Newcastle United, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Chelsea are two Premier League teams to have previously been linked with Ronaldo.