Why Cristiano Ronaldo has a Newcastle United clause inserted in the Al-Nassr contract

Ronaldo could make a loan move to Newcastle next summer if they certify for the Champions League.

After reciprocally agreeing to finish his arrangement with Manchester United in November 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo concluded his move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr on Friday, 30 December, with the deal apparently worth an astonishing £173 million per year.

In the contract, according to Spanish newspaper Marca, though, is a clause allowing Ronaldo to move back to the Premier League next season, specifically with Newcastle United, should the Magpies qualify for the Champions League. 

Newcastle directly 

engages one of the Champions League spots as they sit third in the Premier League.

However, why have Al-Nassr attempted to placate their new superstar signing with a clause permitting him to join Newcastle for the 2023/24 season, especially when they are paying him so much?

Newcastle United is owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, meaning a transfer between the two clubs will be simple and easily completed. Ronaldo would still be proportionated with a team owned by a Middle Eastern country.

Of course, Newcastle manager Eddie Howe would have to allow the transmission. However, there is still potential for the move to occur even if he doesn't, with Saudi businessman Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan fulfilling the club's chairman role.

For Ronaldo, playing in the Champions League again presents a probability for him to protect his records in the emulation. 

Indeed, he is the all-time 

directing scorer with 140, but Lionel Messi is only 11 goals behind him overall. Ronaldo's record could be surpassed with the Argentine two years younger and still playing in Europe with Paris Saint-Germain. 

There are reports that the Portuguese star is purpose on winning back the group stage record of goals - he currently trails Messi by five goals, his 73 vaguely secondary to the PSG star's 78. 

In fact, prior to joining Al-Nassr, Ronaldo 

favored a move to a side currently still in the Champions League, but his salary requirements meant a move did not externalize. A return to Sporting Lisbon, his first club, appeared logical, but they are only in the Europa League for the second half of the occasion. 

Regardless, the clause relies on Newcastle finishing in the top four of the Premier League. While they are currently third, they still have 21 games of the season left to play, meaning a range of possibilities is still likely.

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