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Cristiano Ronaldo to make Al Nassr debut against Ettifaq

Cristiano Ronaldo will make his Al Nassr debut on Sunday.

The Portuguese has been unable to debut for his new team due to a FIFA ban after the player slapped a teenager's phone in a moment of frustration last April. He was hit with a $61,000 fine and a two-game suspension, which he has now served after missing the SPL games against Al Ta'ee and Al Shabab.

Ronaldo is primed to make his first team debut in he Saudi Pro League. Cristiano's deal with the Roshn Saudi League side runs for two and a half years through to June 2025, with the player set to earn a total salary of $231m per year once commercial agreements are also included.

The deal is thought to be the highest salary ever paid to a professional footballer.

Cristiano secured the move in late December last year after he and Manchester United decided to go their separate ways in an acrimonious split, leaving the player as a free agent.

Since moving to Riyadh at the end of 2022, Al Nassr have recorded two wins and a draw in their past three outings and will expect to secure maximum points on Sunday as tenth-placed Ettifaq visit Mrsool Park, where a capacity crowd will be in attendance to see Cristiano don the yellow shirt for the first time in a competitive game.

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