Cristiano Ronaldo joined al-Nassr and became the highest paid footballer of all time at age 37.But if his younger self sold that move he wouldn't be proud he might have even felt betrayed this is the story of what Ronaldo said back in 2015 and how it came back to haunt.7 years ago Cristiano Ronaldo was on top of the world winning back-to-back Champions League titles with Real Madrid and back-to-back ballon d'ors as he was breaking records left right and Center full of confidence for all the right reasons. Ronaldo was on a promo tour for his upcoming namesake documentary on ITV'S the Jonathan Ross show a 31 year old shared his vision regarding his future."I want to retire with dignity not in the USA,Qatar or Dubai."Calm down people he never said Saudi Arabia the very same year in a post-match interview CR7 was answering questions regarding one of his Old Camp Nou Rivals take on the best player in the world Xavi not surprisingly had said that the title belonged to his old teammate Leo messi with all the confidence in the entire world and a smirk on his face Ronaldo ends "Why would I care about what Xavi says,Xavi plays in Qatar or he used to I don't know he has no relevance."
You don't need to go back drastically in time like half of the internet does these days to catch a glimpse of Ronaldo's feelings about playing somewhere outside of Europe and his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan earlier this year.The Portuguese star was pretty clear about what he wanted apart from leaving that old club that betrayed him one of his best balls in TV Piers Morgan said he had a gut feeling that if it was just about money he'd be in Saudi Arabia earning a king's rents to which Ronaldo said exactly.First of all hashtag the worst Gut feeling ever,
secondly Ronaldo never said I would never play in Saudi Arabia so that pretty much covers him or does it.The Portuguese made a Mega Money move that's for certain throughout his two and a half year contract with Al-Nassr he'll be making 200 million euros per year that makes his monthly salary 16 million euros and his daily earning 555.555 Euros.Both football fandom and pundit seem to be separated into two camps regarding Ronaldo's move some say that this is the well-deserved end to a magnificent career others think that the Portuguese did his own legacy at this service.
Jamie carragher ex-liverpool player and Skysports pundit falls into the latter Camp to no one's surprise "It's a sad ending for Cristiano Ronaldo he ended his career in an interview with Piers Morgan and now he is moving to Al-Nassr while Leo Messi won the World Cup on the verge of extending his stay at top level with PSG."One of Ronaldo's ex-teammates Rio Ferdinand on the other hand thinks he's been horribly mistreated according to X-Man United captain no one cared when David Beckham,Frank Lampard,Wayne Rooney and Stephen Gerard went to America as they had earned the right to a final big money move."Every other player that's gone to a less competitive league to end their careers has been told you've earned the right no man on the planet would have earned the right more than this guy."
Whatever happens in Saudi Arabia Ronaldo's move will be talked about until the end of his contract and maybe well after his retirement thanks to his move to Saudi Arabia Ronaldo will have earned over a thousand dollars.Do you think the five-time Ballon d'Or made a good choice about his career?though be sure to let us know in comments.
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