Ronaldo’s Massive Influence Skyrockets Al Nassr's IG Followers Hours After Joining The Club

Cristiano Ronaldo’s massive influence in the world of sport manifested itself once again after sealing a stunning £173m-a-year transfer to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. 

The 37-year-old has been a free agent since Manchester United ripped up his contract in November 2022, and seems to have finally found a home in the Middle East. 

While he is set to play for two years for the Saudi Arabia club, Ronaldo’s deal is believed to run seven years, as he will take up an ambassadorial role once he hangs up his boots, as per The Sun. 

Al Nassr’s social media 

Sports Brief has since established that Al Nassr was struggling for followers prior to the Cristiano Ronaldo announcement. 

Poco más de dos horas después de que Al Nassr anunciara el fichaje de Cristiano, el club ya duplicó su cantidad de seguidores en Instagram pic.twitter.com/QRfwNIjWi3

— Jesús Alexis González (@jesusalexis__) December 30, 2022

As a matter of fact, some time in December, the club only had 860,000 followers. 

But as at December 31, the club’s Instagram has blown up after a photo of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner on their page and they currently have more than 3 million followers. 

This is more than double the followers the club had just a few days ago. 

Ronaldo certainly has a huge influence on social media, particularly Instagram, where he makes $2,397,000 per sponsored post. 

He also held the record for the most liked Instagram post, until his rival Lionel Messi overtook his post with the now famous World Cup winning photo. 

Source: SportsbBrief