Cristiano Ronaldo has joined the Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr with a lucrative deal and become The highest-paid sportsman of all time.
The Portuguese superstar signed a contract valid until June 2025 — a salary close to £173m per year, with commercial deals included.
This blows any previous annual salary received by a sportsperson out of the water.
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World Highest Paid Sportsmen
SL | Name | Amount |
---|---|---|
1 | Christiano Ronaldo | £173m |
2 | Canelo Alvarez | £70m |
3 | Lionel Messi | £62m |
4 | Neymar | £58m |
5 | Mathew Stafford | £58m |
6 | Josh Allen | £52m |
7 | Tyson Fury | £50m |
8 | Aaron Rodgers | £47m |
9 | Lewis Hamilton | £47m |
10 | Deshaun Watson | £46m |
Additionally, considering that the Al Nassr contract includes all of these financial benefits, they may be considered on-field earnings.
Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City was really trying to sign Cristiano Ronaldo. SKC held a meeting before Morgan’s interview then one more with concrete talks about the prospects of CR7 playing in Kansas City commercially. The salary package was huge but Ronaldo decided on Al Nassr’s move.