Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a new contract at Real Madrid, the club confirmed on Monday.
Ronaldo has signed a new 5-year contract, which will see him stay at the club until he is 36, should he see it out in it’s entirety.
The three-time world player of the year put pen to paper on a deal which will reportedly see him earning £365,000 a week.
Ronaldo is Real’s all-time leading scorer with a whopping 371 goals in just 360 appearances. He has won eight trophies with the club so far, including two Champions League trophies and a La Liga title.
About his contract, Ronaldo had this to say :
“I’m going to be here for another five years, it is not going to be my last contract, let it be known, but it is very special.”
“I’m at the best club in the world… Everyone knows what my thoughts are, I want to continue being the best, I want to wear this shirt with pride.” he said.
“I’m sure I’m going to contribute the same over the next five years as I have in my time here, scoring goals and winning titles.”
Zinedine Zidane also spoke of his pride at Ronaldo’s new contract, and expressed his wish to see Ronaldo retire at the club just as he did.
Twitter kicked off in usual fashion once the news spread, with Real Madrid’s official account breaking the news :
📷👔✒ #Cristiano2021@Cristiano has signed his contract extension with @realmadriden!
👉 https://t.co/L7za4jqCPe#HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/YVsAAAj7fs
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) November 7, 2016
Madrid fans celebrated the news that their Captain had committed to the club :
https://twitter.com/RMadridBabe/status/795621386404462592
Cristiono Ronaldo reupped for 5 years 365 million #Winning #RealMadrid
— Montrel Richardson (@The_RealTrel) November 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/eugeneizaka/status/795645448312733696
https://twitter.com/iPhahads/status/795644947345141760
https://twitter.com/DanHerd/status/795644265594548225
https://twitter.com/TaiwoxX/status/795644169024901120
https://twitter.com/SofiSerg_/status/795640142841135104
Other fans – a lot of Barca fans in fact – couldn’t resist trolling the Madridistas, particularly given Ronaldo’s poor form of late :
https://twitter.com/MessiWorId/status/795248949145780224
https://twitter.com/MessiWorId/status/795325931908956162
https://twitter.com/MisterCalvoChip/status/795247796366483456
Ronaldo fans are actually a very special breed of idiot on days like this. They don't see what regular football fans see
— tag (@mxdric) November 6, 2016
Haha, of course Ronaldo has signed a new record contract days after Bale did
— Huw Davies (@thehuwdavies) November 7, 2016