(FILES) Croatia’s midfielder Marcelo Brozovic runs off the ball throughout the UEFA Nations League semi remaining soccer match between The Netherlands and Croatia on the De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam on June 14, 2023. (Photograph by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
MILAN— Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic is the newest elite participant making the most of the Saudi Arabian league’s riches by becoming a member of Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr.
The transfer means Brozovic will go from having performed within the Champions League remaining in his final match with Inter Milan — as crew captain — to a league that’s simply beginning to emerge on the worldwide stage.
“Everybody wished him. He wished solely us,” Al-Nassr stated in a tweet asserting Brozovic’s arrival Monday.
Media studies stated the switch charge was 18 million euros ($20 million) and that Brozovic has agreed to a three-year deal value greater than 25 million euros (almost $30 million) per season.
Inter might use the cash from the sale to assist it re-purchase Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.
Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr in December with a deal reportedly value as much as $200 million a yr.
Extra just lately, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibali and Edouard Mendy have additionally moved to the Saudi Arabian league.
Al-Nassr additionally introduced Nike as its new uniform sponsor for subsequent season, with the membership to begin sporting the swoosh throughout a tour of Japan on the finish of the month.
The 30-year-old Brozovic is a flexible midfielder who spent the final 9 seasons at Inter.
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