Ronaldo's huge salary when staying at Al Nassr revealed, far surpassing Messi

Ronaldo is set to sign a contract extension with Al Nassr as official documents are being checked. The 40-year-old Portuguese star will receive a world record salary, far surpassing his rival Messi in MLS (USA).

Ronaldo is the "final boss" at Al Nassr

In order to keep Ronaldo playing in the Saudi Pro League (Saudi Arabia), the Al Nassr club's leadership has radically reformed the team, including firing coach Stefano Pioli. This is the fourth coach fired by the team since they recruited Ronaldo to play in December 2022.

In addition, expensive stars such as Jhon Duran (bought for up to 80 million USD from Aston Villa in January this year), are also likely to move to Fenerbahce in Türkiye on loan. In addition, Al Nassr has just fired CEO Majed Jaman Al-Sorour.

Ronaldo and the Portuguese team just won the UEFA Nations League on June 9

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Al Nassr continues to bet big on Ronaldo, even though in the past 3 seasons this famous player has not helped the team win any championship titles.

According to the latest agreement, Ronaldo will sign a contract extension of 1 to 2 years, depending on the decision of the 40-year-old Portuguese player, who is discussing the final details of the deal, said journalist Fabrizio Romano, a transfer news expert. In particular, the new salary each year this famous player receives up to 228 million USD (about 5,959 billion VND), according to the British newspaper, Daily Mail revealed.

Al Nassr retained Ronaldo partly because the player's personal performance in the past 3 seasons has remained stable, when he scored a total of 99 goals in 111 matches. Ronaldo was also the top scorer of the Saudi Pro League in 2 consecutive seasons 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Continuing to play for Al Nassr and receiving a world record salary, Ronaldo once again leaves his longtime rival Messi far behind in terms of finance. Messi plays for Inter Miami in the MLS (USA). According to the latest announcement of the Major League Soccer Players Association (MLSPA), although Messi receives the highest salary in MLS, 20.45 million USD (about 534 billion VND), it is still far behind Ronaldo's salary at Al Nassr.

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Messi still has high income thanks to sponsorship contracts

However, this is only Messi's "hard" salary with Inter Miami. The Argentine star, who has just turned 38, also has other income from joint venture partners in the deal he played in the US, such as shirt sponsors, Apple TV channel and other revenue. Through that, Messi also earned up to more than 150 million USD (about 3,918 billion VND) during the 2 and a half years he played for Inter Miami.

Earning less than Ronaldo, Messi helps MLS and Inter Miami increase their value and revenue skyrocket

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Messi is also set to sign a contract extension with Inter Miami after completing his campaign at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, where he and his teammates will advance to the round of 16 to face PSG in an exciting match taking place at 11pm on June 29 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (Vietnam time).

According to the US press, if there are no last-minute obstacles, Messi will sign a contract extension with Inter Miami until December 2026, with an option to extend the following year. Messi's new contract will also include a fixed salary from Inter Miami in accordance with MLS financial regulations, and additional revenue from shirt sponsorship and Apple TV channel.

With a salary and income that is very high compared to the general level in MLS, Messi has also helped this tournament increase its value extremely in the past 2 years. The value of MLS's commercial franchise has increased by 6% and the 5 teams of this tournament are now worth more than 1 billion USD (about 26,097 billion VND).

For Inter Miami alone, Messi has helped the team increase its revenue to over 200 million USD in 2024, and continue to increase in 2025, expected to exceed 350 million USD. Of which, the achievement of reaching the round of 16 of the Club World Cup contributed significantly, when they received a total bonus of up to 21.05 million USD (more than 551 billion VND).

Messi also helped Inter Miami's value increase by 103% to $1.19 billion (about VND 31,132 billion) by early 2025.

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