In a move that will effectively signal the end of his top level playing career but will ensure he is extremely well remunerated as his retirement approached, Ronaldo put pen to paper on a contract for the Riyadh club on Friday afternoon. The deal, understood to run to 2025, ends a brief free agency period for the 37-year-old, whose Manchester United contract was terminated last month.
As reported by Saudi state-owned broadcaster Al Ekhbariya, Ronaldo will be paid a whopping £172m per year by Al-Nassr. This figure is backed up by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, who claims the footballer's salary is close to €200m (£177m) per year - the equivalent of £3.3m per week.
According to CBS Sports, $75m (£62m) of that figure will be Ronaldo's salary for playing for Al-Nassr. The rest will be made up through image rights and commercial deals, with the Real Madrid legend set to be involved in the country's bid to host the 2030 World Cup.