Cristiano Ronaldo Net Worth Reaching A Billion Dollar Mark?

Imagine a professional football player, who is also a billionaire. It might have seemed impossible few years ago, but it is quite possible now. In fact, we might witness this in our lifetimes. Cristiano Ronaldo is that legendary football player who is close enough to become a billionaire. Right now the CristianoRonaldo net worth is close to a billion dollar mark. He is in a position to retire as a billionaire footballer. How? It is explained below.

Cristiano Ronaldo came into the world of football empty handed. He didn't even have enough money to buy a good pair of shoes. Then he showed the world what he is capable of and became a part of the biggest club in Portugal, i.e. Sporting Lisbon. It took him only one match against Manchester United to win the hearts of the rest of the world and to secure a place at the English club. At Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo was unstoppable. He scored many terrific goals and gave his team many trophies. His salary and net worth at that time was quite impressive but it was just like many other footballers. Then he made the big move to Real Madrid. It was one of the most expensive player transfers of all time. Real Madrid gave him pretty handsome salary and on top of that he got quite lucrative brand endorsement deals. He played extremely well at Real Madrid and became the best player of all time for the club. Real Madrid had to give him the highest salary in the history of football in order to keep him at the club. This is where Cristiano Roanldo net worth gets its major share from. He also has some of the most lucrative brand endorsement deals in the world. Together from his salary and his brand endorsement deals, the player makes around $70 million each year.

In case you are wondering that how will the player be able to take his net worth to a billion dollars in the coming years. Well, he currently earns $70 million each year. Add to that the various investments that he has made. Those passive investments along with his side businesses are paying him huge amounts of money and it is quite possible that Cristiano Ronaldo net worth in 5 years time will be a billion dollars. It would surely be a wonderful sight to see a billion dollar man playing football. Let's see how the future unfolds before our eyes and whether we are lucky enough to see the first billionaire footballer or not.