'€550k per day' - Cristiano Ronaldo signs new Al-Nassr deal and gains ownership role

26.06.2025 - 15:21 | source: Transfermarkt | Reading Time: 3 mins

1,000 career goals?

'€550k per day' - Cristiano Ronaldo signs new Al-Nassr deal and gains ownership role

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Cristiano Ronaldo will always attract headlines given his status across the world and speculation has raged around his future recently. The Portugal international’s contract at Al-Nassr was set to expire this summer and he fuelled speculation that he could depart with a cryptic social media post. After Al-Nassr's last Saudi Pro League game, Ronaldo wrote on Instagram: "This chapter is over. The story? Still being written. Grateful to all." That was interpreted as Ronaldo saying goodbye to Al-Nassr and he had offers to join other clubs for the Club World Cup.

Ronaldo, however, has committed his future to Al-Nassr in an eye-watering deal that will ensure he remains the highest paid player in the world. Following an announcement on Thursday, the Saudi club confirmed that Ronaldo has agreed terms on a two-year extension that will see him net around €185 million annually. It was reported in Marca earlier this year that Ronaldo's deal will equate to €15m per month, €3.8m per week and €550k per day. But it has been reported that Ronaldo will also be offered a minority ownership in Al-Nassr to signify his importance to the project and the Real Madrid and Manchester United legend will also have an input into which players they sign.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Al-Nassr

In an interview at the Globe Soccer Awards in December, Ronaldo hinted that he could own a club in the future. "I'm not a coach,” he said. “I'm never going to be a coach, president of the club? No. Maybe the owner of the club.If I will be the owner of the club, I will make things clear and adjust what I think is bad there." Ronaldo has increased the profile of the Saudi Pro League significantly more than any other player and he’s already been influential in major decisions at Al-Nassr but he's yet to win a major trophy with the club.

While Ronaldo's impending acquisition of an ownership stake at Al-Nassr is an indication of his future intentions in football, the 39-year-old isn’t quite ready to hang up his boots. Ronaldo’s target is to score 1,000 professional goals but he’s even accepted himself recently that may not be obtainable. Speaking in November, Ronaldo said: “One thousand goals is great, but if it doesn't come, I'm already the player in history with the most goals." Ronaldo has scored at an impressive rate at Al-Nassr with 93 goals in 105 games but he’d realistically need to play for several more seasons to reach the 1,000 landmark and that looks very unlikely after celebrating his 40th birthday in February.

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