Cristiano Ronaldo rejected the chance to move to the USA before completing a free transfer move to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr.
Al Nassr confirmed the world record deal overnight as Ronaldo put pen to paper on a two and a half year contract worth a rumoured to be worth a total of $200m.
The 37-year-old was not subject to transfer window rules, following his controversial departure from Manchester United, and he joins his new club with immediate effect.
Despite finally making the bold move to the Middle East, Ronaldo was linked with moves to Turkey, Portugal and the USA.
As per reports from ESPN journalist Taylor Twellman, Ronaldo’s camp were in talks with MLS side Sporting Kansas City, ahead of rival MLS teams.
The financial offer from Sporting Kansas was close to Al Nassr’s, but Ronaldo has opted for Riyadh over Missouri, as he looks to prolong his career past his 40th birthday.
N0_N0NsENSE
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Ronaldo was like " I don't why all the top clubs rejected me but MLS will pay for it." [Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Amanda-
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MLS move would have landed him in jail. He can’t go to the US 🇺🇸 because he got a case there . That is why he haven’t gone there for a while.
Bodabekpst
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After Messi won the World Cup, football has been completed. the GOAT debate has been put to rest. ▪️ At the age of 38, Modric is still a consistent first team fixture for none other than Real Madrid. ▪️ At the old age of 41, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still a consistent first team fixture for AC Milan, unless there's an injury crisis on him, which is normal given his age. ▪️ At the old age of 45, Buffon is also a fixture for his team. ♦️♦️ but, but they say Ronaldo this, his sister saying that ♦️♦️ what a lousy lot!!!