How Much Money Did Real Madrid Pay For Ronaldo
- Footballer — Juventus — Italy
- Born: 1985 Portugal
So much money, that Ronaldo has been the first soccer player to ever earn over $1 billion dollars. He is also considered to be the world’s second highest paid athlete, just under Roger Federer. 1 Leaving Cristiano Ronaldo’s Net Worth as something to be admired.
- Annual: $120,000,000.00
- Monthly: $10,000,000.00
- Weekly: $2,307,692.31
- Daily: $461,538.46
This summary is provided by Wikipedia:
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos AveiroGOIH ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballons d’Or and four European Golden Shoes, both of which are records for a European player. He has won 32 major trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League title. Ronaldo holds the records for the most international goals, the most goals (134) and assists (42) in the Champions League, and the most goals in the European Championship (14). He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,100 professional career appearances and has scored over 780 official senior career goals for club and country.
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Earnings overview
-Forbes May 2021: $120 M ( $70M on the field, $50M off the field)
- Forbes Sep 2020: Total Earnings: $117 million (Salary: $70 million | Endorsements: $47 million)
- Forbes May 2020: $ 105 million (salary/winnings $ 60 M; Endorsements $45 M)
- Forbes June 2019: $109 million (Salary/Winnings $65 M; Endorsements $44 M)
- Guardian July 2018: Ronaldo is signing a four-year contract with an annual salary of around €30m
- Forbes June 2018: $108 million
- Forbes June 2017: $93 million
- Forbes June 2016: $88 million
- FF April 2016: $79 million ( 67,4 M€ salary and 35.4 M€ endorsements)
- Forbes June 2015: $79.6 million
- Forbes June 2014: $80 million
- BBC September 17 2013: Ronalda signs a new contract with Real Madrid until 2018, Spanish reports suggest he will earn an annual salary of 17m euros (£14.25m).
- Forbes June 2013: $44 million
- Forbes April 2013: $43.5 million
- Forbes June 2012: $42.5 million
- Forbes April 2013 $43.5 million
- ESPN April 2013: $50.2 million
- Forbes May 2012 $42M
- Forbes 2011: $38 million.
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Update:2021–6
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It was only a matter of time before James Rodriguez, the Colombian star who won the Golden Boot at the World Cup with six dazzling goals, transferred to a European superclub this offseason. On Tuesday, Real Madrid announced that Rodriguez had signed a six-year contract to join Cristiano Ronaldo at the Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid agreed to pay $108 million to AS Monaco for Rodriguez’s transfer, according to the AP, making him the fifth most expensive player in the history of soccer behind only Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez.
Rodriguez is the third $100 million dollar player to join Real Madrid since 2009 (Ronaldo, Bale), which has paid five of the eight largest transfer fees of all time — the other three belonging to La Liga rival Barcelona. Skyrocketing transfer fees have become a begrudgingly accepted part of modern soccer, but is Rodriguez really worth that much to Real Madrid?
Real Madrid has a habit of signing World Cup stars immediately after the tournament. In 2002 they brought Brazilian striker Ronaldo to Spain, in 2006 it was World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro, and in 2010 Real Madrid signed German youngsters Mesut Özil and Sami Khedira. Real Madrid has already signed away German midfielder Toni Kroos from Bayern Munich earlier this month, adding another world-class talent to a jam-packed midfield stable.
Rodriguez was arguably the best player in Brazil this summer, and may have deserved the Golden Ball over Lionel Messi — but that doesn’t automatically make him the best player in the world, or even the best player for Real Madrid. He scored six goals in five games, one of which was named the goal of the tournament. Two of his six goals came in stoppage time in games that Colombia already had big leads in (against Greece and Japan).
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How Much Real Madrid Pay For Ronaldo
Rodriguez’s performance for Monaco last season is a far better indicator of what he can offer to Real Madrid. Rodriguez joined Monaco from Portuguese team FC Porto in 2013 (for $60 million), and alongside Radamel Falcao, helped lead Monaco to second place in Ligue 1. An attacking midfielder that can play on either wing, Rodriguez scored nine goals for Monaco in league play and led all players in France with 12 assists over 34 appearances. Solid numbers, but not exactly eyebrow-raising.
His arrival means that Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti may have to tinker with the formation just to fit all of his star-studded players on the field at once. Real Madrid preferred playing with a 3-man front line of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and striker Karim Benzema, but Rodriguez needs to occupy space in the final third of the field. A 4–2–3–1 formation with Benzema up top and the $300 million trio of Ronaldo, Rodriguez and Bale behind him is the obvious choice, but that could leave Real Madrid exposed in defense, especially with the rumored departure of Khedira.
Even Real Madrid can’t afford to absorb a $100 million purchase (~$130 million including Kroos) without offloading players to balance the books. Argentinian winger Ángel di María has been linked with a move to French champions Paris Saint-Germain, but his rumored departure has many fans up in arms, and for good reason.
Di María became one of Real Madrid’s most important players during a breakout 2013–14 season. Bale’s arrival last year was supposed to be the end of di María’s career in Madrid, but he responded by becoming one of the best players in Spain. Di María rivaled Rodriguez’s season numbers at Monaco (four goals, 17 assists in 34 appearances), but di María’s biggest impact won’t show up in the scoresheet. He balanced the team, tirelessly running from box to box to cover for the defenders and provide service to the more attack-minded players like Bale and Ronaldo. He was the man of the match in the 2014 Champions League final, and it wasn’t a tough decision.
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It’s important to remember that Real Madrid isn’t just a soccer team, but also a global brand. James Rodriguez is the hottest name in soccer, and he’s the total package. He’s a young, handsome star that could become the next global face of soccer like David Beckham or Cristiano Ronaldo. In terms of on-field production, Rodriguez probably won’t make that much of a difference, especially in his first year — but some transfers aren’t strictly about wins and losses.
