Morgan: 'Ronaldo played in the only country to win Argentina'
On Twitter, one user questioned Morgan about the end of Ronaldo's top career. The British MC replied: "Ronaldo has just signed the biggest transfer in football history to become the highest paid athlete in the world at the age of 38. He also plays in the only country to beat the World champion. Argentina Cup. That's my kind of 'end'."
Ronaldo signed a contract until June 2025 with Saudi Arabia's club, Al Nassr. He will receive a salary of $ 75 million per year, and the total income can be up to $ 200 million when participating in advertising activities and acting as a brand representative.
In the 2022 World Cup, Saudi Arabia is the only team to beat Argentina in the opening leg. But then, Argentina got up and beat Mexico and Poland with a score of 2-0 to top Group C, while Saudi Arabia fell to the bottom of the table. On the way to the championship, Argentina won against Australia, the Netherlands, Croatia and France.
Ronaldo's Portugal team stopped in the quarterfinals. CR7 started three group stage matches and scored one goal, but had to start on the bench in the 1/8 round and quarterfinals.
Ronaldo joined Al Nassr on a free transfer from Man Utd, after agreeing to terminate his contract on November 24 due to condemning the club and coach Ten Hag in an interview with Morgan. He has yet to make his Al Nassr debut, having served a two-match suspension for smashing an Everton fan's phone last season. Ronaldo is likely to debut in the match Al Nassr against Al Ettifaq on January 22.
Before signing with Ronaldo, Al Nassr had eight foreign players. To make room for the Portuguese rookie, the club liquidated the contract of Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar. In the World Cup, Aboubakar scored twice in Cameroon's 3-3 draw with Serbia.
Al Nassr is leading the 2022-2023 Saudi Pro League, with 29 points from 12 games. They are three points ahead of Al Shabab and four points above the defending champion Al Hilal. Al Nassr needs to win this tournament or the King Cup to qualify for next season's AFC Champions League.
Al Nassr has won nine Saudi Pro League and one Asian Cup, making it the second richest team in Saudi Arabia. Al Hilal leads the way with 18 Saudi Pro Leagues, four AFC Champions Leagues and two Asian Cups.
