Cristiano Ronaldo offers retirement update as ex-Man Utd superstar doubles down

Cristiano Ronaldo has made it crystal clear that he doesn't want to become a manager after retiring. Ronaldo, 40, will play for at least another two years after signing a lucrative contract extension with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr which runs until 2027.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner will earn an obscene £488,000 per DAY, earning him an eye-watering £492million over the next couple of seasons. Al-Nassr gave him £24.5m just for renewing his contract after his existing deal was due to expire last month.

Ronaldo is already the highest-paid athlete in the world, earning £206m annually. No wonder, then, the ex-Manchester United superstar plans to live like a 'king' after he hangs up his boots instead of going into management.

After putting pen to paper on his new two-year deal, Ronaldo was asked if he plans to work on his coaching badges and his response was firm.

"I can tell that right now, I'm never going to be a coach," the Portugal captain proclaimed. "Never is a strong work, but it's not in my plans in five years, 10, 20."

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Ronaldo evidently hasn't changed his tune from January 2016. Back then, the Real Madrid talisman told Spanish magazine Papel: "There is another life after football. I think at first it will be tough, but if you ask me now if I want to coach, I would say no - neither as a club manager nor a president.

"You can say you have the best job, money, cars, houses... but that is not everything. One example: On Saturday, there's boxing on in Las Vegas and I would like to take my family and friends, but I can't because I have no time. But after (I retire) I want to live like a king."

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Fast forward to 2025 and Ronaldo's future plans are rooted in Saudi Arabia, declaring that he 'belongs' the gulf state. "Projects and to be part of the growth of the country, to be on the side of the country, for sure I will be beside the country," he affirmed.

"Because I'm not coming only to play football, I'm playing for change of the country, a cultural country. I'm a part of that process. As I say, so many, many times, I belong to Saudi Arabia. I'm Portuguese, but I belong to Saudi Arabia."