Nike to make Man Utd star richest in game

• limpper

  17 May 09, 13:44

  

   

  Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to sign a new £6 million-a-year deal with Nike.

  The Sunday Mirror says Ronaldo is on the verge of agreeing the biggest annual endorsement package in the game.

  He will move closer to becoming the highest-paid footballer in the world.

  The deal will mean Ronaldo doubling his current £120,000-a-week United salary and will once again help Sir Alex Ferguson keep his top player out of the clutches of Real Madrid this summer.

  It would not make marketing sense to Nike – who are in the middle of a kit deal with United worth £300m – if Ronaldo joined a club sponsored by commercial rivals adidas.

  Ronaldo will see further development of the CR7 leisure range during the peak seasons of his career.

  But United have made it clear that they will not be ready to renegotiate his playing deal for another 12 months.

   

   

• zocoss

  17 May 09, 15:22

  Ronaldo wins £6million Nike contract

   

  

   

   

  Cristiano Ronaldo is set to sign a £6million-a-year sponsorship deal with sportswear giants Nike.

  The Manchester United star is on the verge of agreeing the biggest annual endorsement package in the game.

  He will move closer to  becoming the highest-paid footballer in the world.

  Ferguson’s long-term vision that the Portuguese international will become a central striker explains why United are refusing the pay the £28m it will cost them to keep Carlos Tevez at Old Trafford.

  Ronaldo, 24, was recently placed behind David Beckham, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho of AC Milan in a football rich list of annual earnings.

  Ronaldo  will see further development of the CR7 leisure range during the peak seasons of his career.