Saudi Arabian league giants, Al Nassr FC, has begun to reap the fruit of their investment in former Manchester United forward and talisman Cristiano Ronaldo.
The club announced the signing of the 37-year-old forward in a statement on Friday, December 30, describing it as “history in making.”
“This is more than history in the making. This is a signing that will not only inspire our club to achieve even greater success but inspire our league, our nation and future generations, boys and girls to be the best version of themselves,” the club said.
Less than 24 hours after the Saudi side announced the signing of the Portuguese football legend in a two-year deal, its presence on social media platforms has begun to grow in what could be described as “Ronaldo’s effect.”
A check by Ikeja Bird shows that the club now boasts a massive 3.3 million followers on the photo and video-sharing platform Instagram as of the time of filing this report.
This was against a meagre 860k followers the club had before announcing the signing of the 37-year-old former Juventus and Real Madrid forward.
The contract will see the football star earn a staggering €200M per year, more than any player in history.
Ronaldo will be earning €16.67M/month and €3.888M per week. A further breakdown shows that he will earn €555,555 per day, €23,150 per hour, €386 per minute and €6.5 per second.
