Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr has confirmed that there is no clause in the contract of Cristiano Ronaldo that requires the new arrival to serve as an ambassador for Saudi Arabia’s 2030 World Cup bid.
Media reports have been circulating in which it has been suggested that the Portuguese forward, who signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Al-Nassr last month, will be obligated to support the Saudi World Cup bid as per a binding contractual clause. The reports added that Ronaldo would be paid another €200 million in exchange.
“Al Nassr FC would like to clarify that contrary to news reports, Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract with Al Nassr does not entail commitments to any World Cup bids,” the club stated in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Currently, Saudi Arabia is in the midst of working on its bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. While bids officially opened last year, the winning bid will be selected at the FIFA Congress in 2024.
