{"id":320169,"date":"2024-04-24T00:02:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T23:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=320169"},"modified":"2024-04-24T00:02:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T23:02:48","slug":"ronaldo-playing-in-saudi-league-for-money-not-passion-ex-super-eagles-striker-ighalo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/04\/24\/ronaldo-playing-in-saudi-league-for-money-not-passion-ex-super-eagles-striker-ighalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo playing in Saudi league for money not passion \u2013 Ex-Super Eagles striker Ighalo"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Reacting to the move of Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia and the influx of big players to the Saudi league, Ighalo said the motivation behind these moves was money and not passion<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ex-Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has disclosed that the decision of Cristiano Ronaldo and other top footballers to ply their trade in Saudi Arabia was informed by pecuniary motives.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr last year in a stunning three-year deal that would see him earn \u20ac210.704 million in total.<\/p>\n<p>Other top footballers, who have made names for themselves in Europe, have also moved to Saudi Arabia as the the oil-rich middle east nation injected massive cash into league in order to make it a football powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the move of Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia and the influx of big players to the Saudi league, Ighalo said the motivation behind these moves was money and not passion.<\/p>\n<p>Ighalo made this known during an interview with sport journalist, Oma Akatugba.<\/p>\n<p>He said. \u201cSee people that are going to Saudi Arabia, big players. Is Ronaldo still playing for passion? He has made more than 100 times what I have in my life, but he still went to Saudi. You want to tell me that is passion? No, it\u2019s for money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s only when we Africans say it they will say we like money. 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