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Cristiano Ronaldo’s illustrious career looks to be taking yet another turn.
The 40-year-old recently completed his third season playing for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League (SPL). Upon finishing the season on Monday, he made a significant announcement on social media.
“This chapter is over,” he wrote. “The story? Still being written. Grateful to all.”
Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr contract is up in June and one would have expected the aging legend would be headed toward retirement.
Instead, his post on X seems to suggest that the only thing he’s moving on from is Al-Nassr and that he’s looking to sign with another club.
While the five-time Ballon d’Or winner may not be in his prime anymore, the Portuguese star demonstrated his enduring talent during his time in the SPL.
Throughout his tenure with Al-Nassr in various competitions like the SPL, Saudi King Cup, Saudi Super Cup, Arab Club Champions Cup, and AFC Champions League, he managed to score an impressive 99 goals in 111 matches.
Upon signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022 for around $200 million per year, it was Ronaldo’s fifth different club across his more-than-two-decade career and was what many thought to be his final destination — that was until his recent cryptic post.
Ronaldo’s 23-year (and now seemingly still counting) professional career dates back all the way to 2002 when the then-17-year-old took the field for Sporting CP in Portugal’s Primeira Liga.
By the next season, the wunderkind found himself in the English Premier League playing for the famed Manchester United for six seasons before taking his talents to Real Madrid in La Liga for nine seasons, Serie A’s Juventus for four and then heading back to Manchester United for two seasons before finally riding into 2025 with Al-Nassr.
It’s been reported that Ronaldo has plenty of options available to him, and particularly a Brazilian club has laid out a massive offer for the legend’s talents.
While he is legendary, many wonder what Ronaldo has left and whether he can still dazzle in a top league. We may be close to finding out.