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.
