Ronaldo extends real deal

Cristiano Ronaldo signalled an ambition to finish his
career at Real Madrid after signing a new deal that ties
him to the club for the next five years.
Ronaldo was pictured on Real Madrid TV on Sunday
signing his new deal, alongside president Florentino Perez,
before fronting a press conference at the Bernabeu.
The 28-year-old Portuguese forward, whose previous deal
had been due to run out in 2015, expressed delight at
agreeing terms after speculation in the summer he could
be tempted back to Manchester United.
But the possibility of a sensational return to Old Trafford,
where he is still appreciated four years after his
departure, seems remote after Ronaldo stressed the
Spanish capital is where he wants to stay.
"I'm really happy here," he said. "I'll be here five more
years. I just want to win trophies for this club.
"I appreciate the fans like me a lot to be here. I'm happy,
I want to give my best on the pitch.
"I will be honest with you - everyone knows I was in
Manchester for six years. Manchester is in the past.
"Now my club is Real Madrid. This is my home, my
family is here and I'm really happy here.
"I respect all the clubs who ask about me. But they
always know that my decision, that my only goal is to be
here and to play at this club until, maybe, the end of my
career.
"The future nobody knows."
The 28-year-old had been linked with a move away from
the Bernabeu following the arrival of Gareth Bale during
the summer transfer window.
The 100m-euro fee Real paid to Tottenham for the Wales
winger eclipsed the previous world-record of 94m euros
they splashed out to lure Ronaldo away from United in
2009.
Ronaldo has scored a remarkable 203 goals in 203
appearances for the Spaniards, helping them secure the
King's Cup in 2011 and the La Liga title in the 2011/12
season.
Sky Sports' Spanish football expert Guillem Balague says
that Ronaldo had agreed the extension in the summer,
but wanted to wait before signing the deal.
When asked if the deal was a reaction to Real's world
record signing of Bale, Balague told Sky Sports News:
"Not exactly.
"He will renew his contract until 2018 and he will be the
best-paid player in Spain, above Messi, on €17m
(£14.2m) net, so we are entering a new phase of wage
structures here.
"Obviously, there were one or two things that Cristiano
Ronaldo had to make sure before he actually signed the
contract, a contract that was agreed in the summer
around mid-July.
"Florentino Perez said in L'Equipe that Ronaldo was going
to stay at Real Madrid forever and he knew it because
everything had been agreed, just not signed.
"Ronaldo wanted to see two things: No.1, the submission
of the club to him in the sense that he wanted to feel as
important as possible as the No.1, and I think he's felt
that in the last few months.
"No.2, he wanted to see Bale coming and if he was going
to earn more money than him, and if Real Madrid were
going to pay more money for Bale than they paid for
Cristiano.
"Well, Bale will earn less than €17m for sure, but this is
where it gets funny as Real have always said they paid
€91m for Bale, which is less than the €96m they paid for
Cristiano, but in fact they paid €101m, so they were
trying to twist the truth a little so that Cristiano didn't get
upset."