Ronaldo signs deal with Saudi club, becomes highest-paid footballer ever

Cristiano Ronaldo signed a 2 1/2-year contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club, a deal that could make the five-time footballer of the year one of the highest-paid athletes in the world.  
 

Al Nassr didn’t say how much the contract was worth, but the UK’s Sun newspaper said the 37-year-old Portugal striker would earn more than $200 million a year. He reportedly made about £26 million ($31 million) a year at Manchester United, his previous team.

In signing Ronaldo, a household name with more than 500 million social media followers and whose former clubs include Real Madrid and Juventus as well