Ronaldo has agreed to pass up his salary as president of Spanish club Real Valladolid due to the club’s financial losses – while the former striker has also sent an open letter to Brazil star Neymar.
The club have confirmed in a statement that the iconic former striker had agreed "not to receive any remuneration in the financial year ending June 30, 2022" after the club posted losses in excess of €5million (£4.3million). Those losses were linked to the club playing in the second tier of Spanish football in 2021/22, prior to their promotion back to La Liga at the first attempt.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo has sent an open letter of support to Neymar, who was ruled out of his nation’s group games against Switzerland – which Brazil won 1-0 on Monday evening – and is almost certain to miss the following group clash against Cameroon due to an ankle injury sustained against Serbia.
