JAKARTA - Cristiano Ronaldo had a tremendous effect after being bought by Arab club Sudi, Al Nassr. His new fans are willing to get caught in the long line to get Ronaldo's No.7 jersey.
The 37-year-old secured his record transfer to Saudi Arabia ahead of last year's close. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Middle Eastern club.
After Ronaldo was introduced as a new player, Al Nassr supporters immediately spilled over at the club's official store to get the costume with Portugal's mega-star international back number.
At his new club, the owner of the five Ballon d'Ors will wear Number 7, the same as he wore when defending Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus.
The high demand for Ronaldo's jersey has made the shop busy procuring new jerseys. They with the gesture had to clone Ronaldo's new costume.
The stock of costumes provided by official shops is even running out. Therefore, some fans carry their own jerseys and ask the shop to clone Ronaldo's name on it, a process that can take two days.
Ronaldo's welcoming euphoria was also felt when Al Nassr played an away game against Al Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League continued on Sunday, January 1 yesterday.
In the match that the visitors won with a narrow score of 1-0, the compact fans stood up and shouted at Ronaldo's name as the game entered the seventh minute. The screams were followed by 'Siu' imitating the iconic celebration of CR7.
The deal with Al Nassr saw the former Real Madrid player become the highest-paid footballer in the world. He is reportedly going to receive a wage of IDR 3.3 trillion per season.
The owner of the international record top score is expected to make his debut when Al Nassr meets Al Shabab on January 15. Ronaldo will certainly play with several former Europeans such as David Ospina and Alvaro Gonzalez.
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