Ronaldo rejected offers elsewhere for top salary Saudi deal

By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has been presented as Al Nassr’s superstar new signing. The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal to play in the Saudi Pro League in one of the most surprising transfers in the sport’s history. Ronaldo, who has won five Ballon d’Or awards for the best soccer player in the world and five Champions League titles, will play outside of Europe for the first time in his storied career. He says he turned down “many clubs” around the world. Al Nassr president Musalli Almuammar won’t confirm the exact figures but says the Portugal great deserves to be the highest paid player on the planet.