Cristiano Ronaldo net worth: Soccer star earns $600K for every social media post
Manchester City and Cristiano Ronaldo are close to reaching an agreement over a move to the Etihad Stadium. Ronaldo reportedly said his goodbyes to his Juventus teammates and missed training on Friday, August 27, as Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri confirmed his imminent exit from the club.
Sources told ESPN that City manager Pep Guardiola and Ronaldo spoke on the phone on Thursday morning, August 26, ahead of his departure from Juventus. Allegri said Ronaldo told him he has "no intention" to stay at the club and will not be called up for Saturday's game against Empoli.
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"Yesterday, speaking with Cristiano, he told me that he has no intention to stay at Juventus and for this reason, he will not be called up tomorrow [against Empoli] and he didn't train this morning," Allegri said. "I'm absolutely not disappointed because Cristiano took his own decision. He was here for three years, he gave his contribution, he put himself at Juventus' disposal, and now he's leaving and life goes on.
"Cristiano did a lot for this club, he's a great champion, I wish him all the luck in the world wherever he will play,” Allegri said. “He gave a great contribution, for the season that I trained him he led by example for the lads, so he is only to be thanked for what he did for Juventus."
Juventus, as per ESPN, wants around $32.92 million (€28 million) before allowing Ronaldo to leave. Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, spent six years at City's Manchester rivals, Manchester United, between 2003 and 2009, winning the Champions League and three Premier League titles.
What is Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth?
Last year in June, Cristiano Ronaldo beat Lionel Messi to become the first soccer player in history to earn $1 billion, across his playing career. As per CelebrityNetWorth, Ronaldo's net worth is $500 million and his salary is $70 million. Ronaldo also earns a massive amount of income from endorsement deals. As per Forbes, his annual endorsement earnings come to around $50 million. This brings his yearly earnings to $120 million.
Nike signed him up for a lifetime partnership deal, reportedly worth $1 billion. Herbalife, Electronic Arts, TAG Heuer, Egyptian Steel and MTG are just some of the many other brands that have partnered with Ronaldo to promote their products and services.
He was the highest-earning sports athlete on Instagram during the lockdown according to a research report by Attain for the period of March 12 to May 14 in 2020. He earned a whopping $2,385,795 million with his posts on the social networking site. The 35-year-old reportedly earned $596,448.75 for each one of his four sponsored posts.
Ronaldo also owns the CR7 brand name. The company offers a full clothing line for men and boys. Later, Ronaldo expanded the business to include investments in Pestana CR7 hotels, which he co-owns with the Pestana Hotel Group.
As per Insider, Ronaldo currently lives with his family in a Turin mansion, which is made up of two separate villas. Ronaldo also owns a $9.7 million mansion in Madeira, the island on which he grew up. But his most expensive property is an $18.5 million apartment in Trump Tower, New York City. The apartment was designed by Juan Pablo Molyneux.