Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has renewed his contract with the club, which
had been due to expire in 2015, the Spanish giants confirmed on Sunday.
The Portuguese international
attended a ceremony at 1:45 pm (1145 GMT) with Real president Florentino Perez at Real Madrid’s
Santiago Bernabeu stadium to mark the renewal of his deal.
The 28-year-old’s record since joining Madrid from Manchester United for a then world record
94 million euros back in 2009 has been phenomenal with the
Portuguese scoring 203 times in 203 appearances.
Real Madrid did not give details of the contract extention, but Spanish newspaper El Pais
reported that the deal will run until 2018 and make Ronaldo the
best paid player in the world.
“The salary of the player will be close to 20 million euros, making him the best paid footballer in
the world,” it said.