Ronaldo continues to shine regularly in Saudi Arabia: Al Nassr extension offer, retirement timeline revealed
Since moving to Al Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo has maintained an impressive goal-scoring form at the age of 38 this year. This season, he has netted 17 goals in 17 matches for Al Nassr across all competitions (including 10 goals in 8 matches in the Saudi Pro League), helping the team secure the 3rd position in the Saudi Pro League after 9 rounds, trailing 4 points behind the league leaders, Al Hilal.
Ronaldo remains a part of the Portugal national team call-up list for the current round under the management of Coach Roberto Martinez. Before returning, Ronaldo met with Al Nassr officials. Realizing his value at the club, Ronaldo himself has proposed an extension with the team to continue playing comfortably in the long run.
Al Harbi newspaper in Saudi Arabia reported that Ronaldo is looking for a new contract with Al Nassr that would run until early 2027. He still aims to participate in another World Cup campaign for the Portugal national team and hopes that after the 2026 World Cup, he can gracefully retire from football. No one knows how Ronaldo will perform at that time, whether as a starter or a substitute; CR7 simply wants to relish the World Cup atmosphere once again.
Al Nassr has no issues with this, as besides receiving financial support from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund to renew Ronaldo’s contract with a new salary, Ronaldo himself will be invited to participate in promotional campaigns for Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup. Ronaldo has been treated like royalty in his new home, and he has nothing to worry about.
Public opinion in Portugal has mixed reactions to Ronaldo. He remains a living legend of Portuguese football, but his call-up at his current age is seen as hindering the opportunities for younger national team players. However, on the flip side, Ronaldo is still the top scorer for Portugal this year despite not playing regularly, and nobody knows if he can maintain that goal-scoring frequency three years from now.
