Cristiano Ronaldo was the protagonist today at Santiago Bernabéu. The footballer signed his new contract with Real Madrid until 2021 and he spoke in front of the press to announce the deal. Florentino Pérez was next to him and also his mother Dolores. The club played a video with the most important goals of Cristiano Ronaldo’s career with Los Blancos. After, the Portuguese spoke with a big smile and glasses.
The first question was quite obvious. He will be 36 when the current contract expires, in 2021, so he might retire with Los Blancos but Cristiano Ronaldo denied it in his initial speech: “I want to thank the president, Real Madrid, the city of Madrid, my team mates and everybody who has helped me to arrive to his moment. It’s a very special day for me, very important, for my link with Real Madrid. As I said, this is the club of my heart, it’s my face, a unique moment in my life. Renewing five year more, it’s not my last contract, I want this to be clear. I want to play until I turn 41. In the next five years I’ll keep doing the same“.
Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t know what to do next, when he retires: “We’ll see, you never know. This is my latest contract but I want to play many years here. Real Madrid leave me happy, my son is happy too living with his father, his family, my friends…”. This is the main reason, he “feels happy, renewing my contract with Real Madrid is a very special day”, the star said.
In these five years, Cristiano hopes he can achieve many more things: “I dream a lot of things, I’m not going to lie to you. I didn’t expect these numbers, but this is my job and the job of the team. Five years is a lot of time and I want to give everything”, the Portuguese said.
The extension of his contract arrives in a bad moment. Cristiano Ronaldo is not scoring many goals and he’s been heavy criticized: “Not scoring is not so important as you think. I admit I can show anxiety, but it’s not anxiety, it’s been down. This is the best moment of my life, I’m happy about the last season, the Champions, Euro, renewal… It’s a dreamt year. It’s a moment so special that not scoring goals don’t matter. I know that in two, three weeks, one month, Cristiano will be there, as always”, the Portuguese said in the press conference.
In this great year for Cristiano Ronaldo, the perfect end would be winning the Ballon D’Or: “After winning the Champions, the Euro, this renewal… I don’t vote, it doesn’t depend on me, I’m quite after the season I did. I don’t live with an obsession about this. Obviously, it’s important, but for me the key of the individual awards are the collective ones”.
Finally, he spoke about the relationship with the Real Madrid supporters, who have booed him recently: “I feel well. There are good moment and other not that good, it’s part of the like. You have to accept hinds and have the mind always good. The season is very long and the moment is beautiful. We are top in La Liga, we are in the Champions League, Copa del Rey, we want to win the FIFA World Cup… Like is very good”, Cristiano Ronaldo finished.
