Marcelo Brozovic joins Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr from Inter
Croatian midfielder Marcelo Brozovic joins Al-Nassr from Inter after snubbing a move to Barcelona. The Saudi Arabian side will pay €18 million to Inter.
Brozovic was also tempted to join Barcelona, but in the end, they were not able to match the fee that the Saudis were offering. Hence, Brozovic decided to join Al-Nassr.
The midfielder arrived at San Siro in 2015 from Dinamo Zagreb on loan. Slowly he became an integral part of this Inter side. The Croatian has scored 31 goals in 330 appearances for the Nerazzurri.
He has also won Serie A and two Coppa Italia for the Serie A giants. Moreover, he also helped Croatia to reach the World Cup final in 2018, and 4 years later, he helped them finish third in Qatar.
The Croatian also started in the Champions League final against Manchester City. However, Inter lost 1-0 against the Treble winners.
Marcelo Brozovic joins Al-Nassr and becomes the latest player to leave Europe
Players like Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Ruben Neves, Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy have already joined the Saudi Pro League. The Saudis are not messing around in this transfer window.
They offer significant amount of wages to players that they cannot refuse. The same thing happened with Brozovic. At first, he was ready to accept the contract and the salary Al-Nassr offered him.
However, everything changed when Barcelona came into the picture, Brozovic demanded more salary, and Al-Nassr accepted it. According to Fabrizio Romano, Brozovic will get a €100 million total package in terms of salary and signing fee in three years, contract valid until June 2026.
However, the drama didn’t end there. The Nerazzurri were furious as Al-Nassr were offering €13 million instead of €23 million, which they agreed on earlier. However, in the end both clubs agreed to a fee of €18 million.
The 30-year-old will join former Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
