Al-Nassr Saudi Arabian side, Al-Nassr have debunked the rumors of a ‘clause’ in Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract that will make him an Ambassador for Saudi Arabia’s 2030 World Cup bid.
Ronaldo, who made a historic move from Europe to the Saudi Arabian league for record fee of over $200million two and a half year contract.
A social media trend has been on that the Portuguese star would be paid another $200million dollars to help push the gulf country’s interest on hosting the next World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
In a statement released by the club’s management in the early hours of Wednesday, it was learnt that Ronaldo’s main focus is on the club and shouldn’t be distracted.
It reads, “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, His main focus is on Al Nassr and to work with his teammates to help the club achieve success.”
The window to submit bids to host the 2030 World Cup was opened last year and the winner will be selected at the FIFA Congress in 2024.