Real Madrid have moved to tie Cristiano Ronaldo to the club until the end of the 2017/18 season by agreeing a three-year contract extension with the prolific Portugal forward.
The announcement of the deal on Sunday ended speculation about a possible return to Manchester United in 2015 when his previous
deal expires. Ronaldo left the English Premier
League club in 2009 to join Real for what was
then a world-record fee of €94m ($125m).
Big-spending Real president Florentino Perez
and the 28-year-old Ronaldo signed the new
contract at the club’s Bernabeu stadium and
appeared before the media at a glitzy
ceremony on the giant arena’s VIP tribune.
Neither Ronaldo, who said 2018 could mark
the end of his career, nor Perez provided
details about his salary, but Spanish media
reported that his net annual wage would rise
to €17m, making him one of the world’s best-
paid players.
Wearing a dark blue jacket, light shirt and blue
patterned tie and with a jewelled stud glittering
in each ear, Ronaldo admitted there had been
interest from other clubs, including Qatar-
owned Ligue 1 side Paris St Germain.
He was also asked about United and appeared
to rule out a return to the city where he spent
six years after joining from Sporting Lisbon in
2003.
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