Cristiano Ronaldo will sign a £175m-a-year deal with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr before the end of the year, according to Marca.
The 37-year-old’s contract at Manchester United was terminated earlier this month after he slated the club in a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan.
Ronaldo – who is currently in Dubai – was linked with the Saudi Arabian club before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but refused to comment as he was focused on the tournament.
According to Marca, Al Nassr wants to sign Ronaldo before the end of the year and have offered the 37-year-old a whopping £175m-a-year deal to secure his services.
The lucrative deal will reportedly keep Ronaldo at the Saudi Arabian club until at least 2025 and could be extended.
Ronaldo and his family are said to be waiting in Dubai until the deal – which includes advertising agreements – is confirmed.
The Portugal international rejected a switch to Saudi last summer, but without any firm interest from Europe’s elite clubs, he looks set to now make the move.
Al Nassr are one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, having being crowned winners of the country’s top flight nine times, with their most recent triumph coming in 2019.
Ronaldo joining Al Nassr would be monumental for the club and the country as a whole given they are looking to become a major sporting nation.
Saudi Arabia’s Sports Minister previously claimed he would ‘love’ to see Ronaldo play in the nation’s domestic football league.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Prince Abdulaziz said: ‘Anything is possible, I would love to see Ronaldo play in the Saudi league.
‘It would benefit the league, the sports eco-system in Saudi and it will inspire the youth for the future. He’s a role model to a lot of kids and has a big fan base.’
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