Ronaldo Junior, the eldest son of Cristiano Ronaldo, has put pen to paper on a lucrative agreement to join the Man Utd U11 squad.
The significance of an Instagram post shared by Gabriel Reyes-Flores, which depicts Ronaldo Jr. proudly holding a Manchester United jersey, was highlighted by the caption: “I’m delighted that the day to sign my contract has finally come. It’s even more special when I can share this moment with my teammate Ronaldo Jr. Moreover, this marks the young Ronaldo’s inaugural professional contract.”
Ronaldo Jr followed his father to Manchester to play. If Ronaldo joined the Man Utd first team last summer, Ronaldo Jr also made it to the Man Utd academy team from the beginning of September until now, before offici ally signing with the U12 team.
Ronaldo Jr also chose the number 7 shirt like his fa ther, while Gabriel was given the number 10 shirt.
According to ESPN, Ronaldo’s son earns a salary of 5,000 pounds a week (about 153.9 million VND a week). This is an impressive number for a U11 player like Ronaldo Jr.
While playing for Juventus U9, his son Ronaldo soon made quite an impression. According to Football Talent Scout statistics, Ronaldo Jr has scored a total of 58 goals and assisted 18 times in 28 games.
In the U11 Man Utd team, Ronaldo Jr will be teammates with Gabriel and Kai Rooney (son of Wayne Rooney) and Filip (son of Matic). Both players have parted ways with Man Utd.
In the Netflix documentary about his girlfriend Georgina, Ronaldo shared: “I never pressured my son (to be a footballer). I will listen to the will of the boy. What I want to do is make him happy with his choices. I will support it.”
