'Same passion, same dream' - Ronaldo signs new Al-Nassr deal

Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a caller two-year statement pinch Al-Nassr that intends he will enactment pinch nan Saudi Pro League nine until beyond his 42nd birthday.

The Portugal captain, 40, joined nan Riyadh-based squad successful December 2022 aft leaving Manchester United successful acrimonious circumstances, having criticised nan club and said he had "no respect" for head Erik 10 Hag.

Ronaldo's Al-Nassr woody had been owed to expire astatine nan extremity of June and location was speculation he could leave, but that has now been quashed.

In a station connected X, Ronaldo wrote: "A caller section begins. Same passion, aforesaid dream. Let's make history together."

Although Al-Nassr person not added to their 9 home titles during Ronaldo's clip astatine nan club, they person benefited from a flood of goals from nan five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

Ronaldo scored 35 times successful 41 matches crossed each competitions past word and was nan league's apical scorer for a 2nd consecutive season.

He has managed 99 goals successful 111 appearances wide for Al-Nassr and is good connected his measurement to reaching 1,000 elder goals successful his career, pinch a existent tally of 938 for nine and country.

Having helped Portugal triumph nan Uefa Nations League a small complete 2 weeks ago, nan erstwhile Manchester United, Real Madrid, Sporting and Juventus guardant will almost surely now beryllium targeting a sixth World Cup quality adjacent summer.

Only a period ago, Ronaldo posted connected societal media to opportunity "the section is over".

That came aft nan Saudi Pro League wrapped up pinch Al-Nassr finishing 3rd and trophyless erstwhile again.

The remark fuelled rumours that Ronaldo was fresh to time off nan convention wherever he reportedly became nan best-paid subordinate successful shot history pinch an yearly net of £177m erstwhile he joined.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino raised nan imaginable of Ronaldo joining a squad progressive successful nan Club World Cup aft Al-Nassr grounded to suffice for nan extended tourney which is being held successful nan United States.

Ronaldo said he had received offers from participating teams but had turned them down.

The determination to enactment until astatine slightest 2027, which is definite to beryllium highly lucrative, appears to norm retired immoderate early imaginable of Ronaldo returning to play astatine nan highest level successful Europe.

It remains to beryllium seen who will beryllium starring nan first squad astatine Al-Nassr going forward, aft erstwhile AC Milan caput coach Stefano Pioli left nan nine this week.