The Athletic reported that most of the salary of star Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays at Al-Nassr, is paid by the Saudi budget.
According to the source, 90% of the Portuguese's salary is paid by the country's budget, while the remaining 10% is paid by the club. As previously reported, the base salary of the forward will be $ 75 million a year, and $ 200 million a year with commercial payments and income for the role of ambassador.
Recall, on December 30, 2022, it was announced that Ronaldo signed a contract with the club from Riyadh for 2.5 years. The portal Transfermarkt estimates the market value of the Portuguese striker at € 20 million.
Ronaldo made his debut for the club on January 22 in the match of the 14th round of the Saudi Arabian championship against Al Ettifaq (1-0) and failed to produce any effective action. The star player also failed to score in the Saudi Super Cup match against Al Ettihad (1-3) on January 26.