By Sergio Silva
05 Feb 2024, 15:38 PM EST
Cristiano Ronaldo turned 39 this Monday, February 5, and his teammates at Al-Nassr They did not miss the opportunity to make a small celebration for the Portuguese star who, after a brief celebration, interrupted the moment to ask them to go to training.
The celebration was recorded in a video published on Al-Nassr’s social networks where CR7 can be seen entering the training field where his teammates were waiting for him with a cake decorated with the image of the Portuguese celebrating one of his goals with the Arab club.
Cristiano Ronaldo is recovering from physical discomfort that has prevented him from playing Al-Nassr preseason matches, which has just beaten Inter Miami (6-0) by Argentine Lionel Messi, who played a few minutes in the friendly match that was played in Arabia Saudi.
“Well, I’m going to go train.”commented Cristiano Ronaldo after cutting the cake and receiving congratulations from his teammates who, when taking a group photo, took the opportunity to make the particular shout of celebration that made the Portuguese popular: “Yesssssss.”.
After playing the first half of the season in the Saudi Pro League, Cristiano Ronaldo has a total of 24 goals and 11 assists in 25 games played in all competitions. In addition, the Portuguese star closed 2023 as the world’s top scorer thanks to his 54 goals.
Even though it’s already 39 years, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to show day by day that he still has a lot of football and goals left in his boots. At the moment he is preparing to resume action in the Saudi Arabian championship where he hopes to lead Al-Nassr to the title.
The Portuguese star’s team is in second position in the tournament with 46 points after 19 games played. They are seven points behind the championship leaders, Al-Hilal, who have yet to lose in the season.
The most expensive footballer… at 39 years old
Cristiano Ronaldo became the most expensive player in history on Monday at the age of 39 after his birthday this Monday. And the Portuguese star has, according to the specialized portal trasnfermarkt, a current value of $15 million dollars.
This figure far exceeds the value that Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic had when he reached that age in 2020. He also left behind goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Saar, who was the most expensive at 39 years old during the 2009 season.
CR7’s price is striking when compared to active players such as Chelsea’s Brazilian defender, Thiago Silva, who at 39 years old is worth just over $2 million dollars. Even if compared to legends who were worth much less at that age such as Oliver Kahn ($4.5 million) or Andrés Iniesta ($1.2 million).
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