it turns out that wherever he is will always be interesting news for the media. everyone watched him, even when he didn't qualify for the world cup, on the bench. and when he is old but the media always makes his name exist.
it looks like the news of several other star names that are rumored to be following Ronaldo will happen. but we'll see.
Cristiano Ronaldo's influence on football is enormous and especially to the media he is a figure who can turn a profit regardless of any controversy and achievements anywhere. So it's no wonder that as long as Cristiano Ronaldo is still not retired, it seems that he will always be in the news headlines wherever he is.
I heavily doubt, that Al-Nassr will really make a profit with the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo. If it is true, that they pay him around 200 Million € of salary each season, then there is no way, that they this huge amount of money will come back in, in the form of Jersey sales, marketing or higher TV license money.
I also doubt, that so many new people will start to watch the saudi arabian league now just because of CR7, because one big players does not make the league better. It still is a league that is many many tiers below the good european leagues and to see Cristiano Ronaldo play against those clubs is just not interesting.
In the end Al-Nassr is probably aware that they never make any money with Cristiano Ronaldo, but they also don't need to do that. Those saudi princes have so much money, they just don't care about that. They wanted CR7, so they bought him.
Maybe bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo is not only about business but also the popularity that Al-Nassr will get. Maybe if we could step back a little there are some names who in their old age went to MLS, Qatar league or Japanese league like David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Xavi and Andres Iniesta their names are very big in football, but not as popular as Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of influence , not that I'm a CR7 fan but this is indeed a reality that will make everyone want to watch the saudi arabia league because there is the name Cristiano Ronaldo.