Cristiano Ronaldo Agrees to New Deal With Al Nassr By way of 2027

Cristiano Ronaldo will stay with Al Nassr. The all-time soccer legend formally signed a brand new take care of the Saudi Arabian membership via 2027 on Thursday.

“A brand new chapter begins. Identical ardour, identical dream. Let’s make historical past collectively,” the Portugal famous person posted on social media.

Ronaldo, 40, joined Al Nassr in January 2023, signing a record-breaking deal on the time to depart Manchester United. As his contract was set to run out on Monday, there have been rumors that Ronaldo may go away the membership.

Ronaldo continued to play at a excessive stage for Al Nassr in his two-plus seasons with the membership. He led the Saudi Professional League in scoring in every of the final two seasons, scoring 25 targets in league play and 35 targets throughout all competitions in 2024-25. However Al Nassr has but to win a Saudi Professional League title with Ronaldo, ending third this previous season.

There had been hypothesis that Ronaldo could be searching for a brand new membership. Earlier in June, he posted “this chapter is over” on social media after Al Nassr’s remaining sport of the season.

Whereas on worldwide responsibility with Portugal, through which he led the squad to the UEFA Nations League title, he mentioned he had acquired “fairly just a few” provides from groups collaborating within the ongoing Membership World Cup. 

After Portugal’s win over Spain within the Nations League remaining on June 8, Ronaldo mentioned “nothing will change” concerning his membership state of affairs and when requested if he would stick with Al Nassr, he merely replied: “Sure.”

Ronaldo, a five-time Balon d’Or winner, has had a embellished profession with 794 targets in membership soccer. Throughout his first stint at Manchester United, Ronaldo gained three Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League. In 2009, Ronaldo moved to Actual Madrid, the place he grew to become the membership’s all-time main scorer with 450 targets in 438 appearances throughout 9 seasons – successful 4 Champions League titles and two LaLiga trophies. In 2018, he moved to Juventus the place he gained two Serie A titles earlier than his return to Manchester United in 2021. 

For Portugal, he has 138 targets (a males’s worldwide document) and has captained the workforce to 3 main titles – the 2016 European Championship and two Nations Leagues (2019, 2024). He stays within the combine to play on the 2026 World Cup, which might be the sixth of his profession.

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