João Félix will be on the verge of reaching an understanding with Al Nassr in view of the renewal of the current contract (which ends at the end of the season), until June 2029, which may be worth a salary increase of more than two million euros per year.
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09/11/2026
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O Al Nassr will be on the verge of reaching an agreement with João Félix in view of the renewal of the current contract (which ends at the end of this sports season of 2026/27), until June 2029, with two more years of option, according to early information, this Monday, by the Saudi newspaper Okaz.
The group based in Riyadh will be willing to offer the Portuguese international an increase of between two and 2.5 million euros, which means that it would earn between 12 and 12.5 million euros a year, which would make it one of the best paid players in the Middle East.
The goal is, of course, not only to preserve the one that is one of its most valuable sports assets, but also to reward it for the increasing preponderance that the advanced Benfica graduate has been assuming, since it was acquired from Chelsea in the summer of 2025, for a sum of EUR 30 million.
This amount may still amount to EUR 50 million through the achievement of sports objectives. This is at a time when the 33 goals and 28 assists itself after the 61 official matches he played since the arrival in Saudi Arabia, with the conquest of a national champion's title in the middle.
John Felix still far from the millions of Cristiano Ronaldo
Although the money on the table impresses, the truth is that, if it comes true, this understanding will keep João Félix below the salary of Cristiano Ronaldo, who, despite being already on his way to 42 years of age, continues to hold the ‘title’ of the world’s highest paid football player.
The Portuguese international, remember, renewed a contract with Al Nassr last June, until 2027, in a process that made his salary ‘fire’ to the 15.2 million euros... per month. It means that between the signing of the bond and the end of this season, it will have fitted 182.4 million euros.
On the edge of the polemic with Jorge Jesus, who led him to renounce the main national team, the player formed in Sporting now follows the 1,000th goal of his career. In order to get there and do what has never been done before, in the sport-king, all we have to do is taste on foot 16 more times.
Attentions focused on national selection
It is certain that, at least for now, João Félix will put all this ‘millionaire madness’ in ‘stand by’, since he has orders to present himself, this Monday, in the City of Football, in Oeiras, after being summoned by Jorge Jesus for the last two days of the League of Nations group phase.
With the clearance for the final rooms already mathematically guaranteed, Portugal will seek to seal the leadership of Group 4, in the meetings before Denmark (on Saturday, Braga Municipal Stadium) and Wales (on Tuesday, at Cardiff City Stadium), knowing that for this, it is enough to ‘rescue’ another point.