Cristiano Ronaldo made it a double
cause for Real Madrid celebration Sunday as it was confirmed he had agreed a
new five-year deal after helping Los Blancos to a 3-0 win over Leganes Sunday
to stay top of La Liga.
Ronaldo
is the second 'Galactico' in a week to commit to the Madrid giant, with Gareth
Bale signing a new contract for a reported wage of over $750,000 per week.
Bale
repaid that faith by scoring twice in the home win over Leganes in the Santiago
Bernabeu stadium, his goals coming in a seven-minute spell in the first half.
Ronaldo,
who has scored more than 350 goals for Real, drew blank and by his own
standards is having a lean spell in La Liga, but he remains the club's most
influential and likely highest paid player.
No
details of his deal were given, merely a statement on the club's website to
announce an "official event" in the presidential box of Florentino
Perez Monday.
The
new contract will tie Ronaldo to Real until he is 36.
He
has previously helped his club to two Champions League crowns, one La Liga
title and two Copa del Reys as well as the Supercopa, the UEFA Super Cup and
FIFA Club World Cup since signing from Manchester United in 2009.
Manager
Zinedine Zidane had been asked about Ronaldo's new contract after the win over
Leganes which means his charges will top La Liga going into the international
break.
"I'm
happy because he is a player who has to finish his career in Madrid. It is
unique," Zidane said in comments reported by Marca.
"His
dream is to finish here and why I'm glad he has renewed and will end it his
white shirt as I did."
Bale,
who took the tag of world's most expensive player off Ronaldo when he signed in
2013, followed his fine strike in the 3-3 Champions League draw against Legia
Warsaw in midweek with another impressive display.
Alvaro
Morata rounded off the scoring to leave Real two points clear of arch-rival
Barcelona, which beat Sevilla 2-1 in a match later Sunday. Vitolo put the home
side ahead before Lionel Messi equalized for Barca.
Luis
Suarez hit the winner for the reigning Spanish champion in the second half.
Zidane
was content with his side's earlier performance, particularly the clean sheet,
the first in 11 games
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