Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be selling his future in pieces: every season a new scenario emerges about him, and no one believes in the word "end." According to journalist Ben Jacobs, the legendary Portuguese may leave "Al-Nasr" in 2027. This is reported by Euro-football.ru.
The plain numbers tell it all: Ronaldo is currently 40 years old.
Throughout his career, he has scored 960 goals and still has a strong desire to reach the milestone of a thousand goals. His contract in Saudi Arabia is set until 2027, and he has scored 110 goals in 125 matches for "Al-Nasr."
These statistics indicate that Ronaldo is not in a hurry to hand over his duties. He himself admits: family members advise him to stop, but he says "I can still be useful." For Ronaldo, his body is capital, and records are value: he is accustomed to maintaining himself at the highest professional standard.
What he said to "A Bola" reveals his mood.
"I am still good, I am helping my club and national team, so why shouldn't I continue?"
At the same time, the football world is slowly offering him another path. Giuseppe Rossi, who played for "Manchester United," "Newcastle," "Villarreal," and "Fiorentina," in an interview with Goal.co m, invited Ronaldo to Hollywood, even mentioning the role of the Joker. Emmanuel Petit, the former midfielder of the French national team, "Arsenal," and "Barcelona," further expanded on this idea on Hochgepokert, even talking about an "Oscar."
Such talks are not accidental: Ronaldo has already become more than just a regular football player, he has turned into an entire "franchise." For him, moving from the penalty area to the film set seems more logical than returning from "Al-Nasr" to a hypothetical "Benfica." The camera "sees" him as well as a shot — hence the idea of the "new Joker" sounds like a casting call. After all, who can "play" with fans so skillfully, stage even the pause between breaths and "Siu"?
However, the main issue is not cinema, nor the rumors that "Al-Nasr" might increase his share in the club to 15% to keep Ronaldo. The biggest question is how Ronaldo will maintain interest in himself after football. His close ones are probably already pondering how to ensure that attention does not wane.
There is another background detail: currently, an attempt was made to set fire to a statue depicting Cristiano in Madeira, and the police arrested the vandal. After scoring a goal, Ronaldo wrote, "We continue to believe, we continue to fight." The scene resembles two different film edits: in one, he is scoring his 960th goal, in the other, they are trying to turn a bronze symbol into ashes. Both events remind us of one thing: hatred towards greatness and fear of eternity.
If Ronaldo is to leave, it will not be an event that ends with a simple "thank you." Instead, a ceremonial tour across stadiums, a film, advertising campaigns, and the next tally towards a thousand goals — all seem quite natural. Because he has always played as if not fans, but a panel of judges were sitting in the stands.
Perhaps the most acute conclusion is this: Ronaldo is not afraid of ending his career, he fears stopping being a hero who creates news. He can make a story out of anything — from sensational interviews with Piers Morgan to speculations about the Joker role in "Batman."
As Ronaldo repeats "I want to enjoy the few years I have left," the world continues to discuss how many those "few years" actually are. The Portuguese, as usual, does what he knows best: turns every step into an event, every goal into evidence, and every "soon" into extended eternity. In his world, even a farewell must be a record.
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