And of course, in annual fashion, this instantly threw up links with a return to Manchester United to work under his former boss José Mourinho ahead of the Portuguese's second season in charge, which unsurprisingly left vast amounts of supporters sceptical.
Onda Cero say Perez will "give his version of the "Ronaldo case" in an interview with the Spanish radio station late on Monday evening, while an event marking his re-election will be held at 6.30pm United Kingdom time at the Bernabeu's presidential box. Portuguese newspaper A Bola broke the story, and every major media outlet in Europe (and many others globally) ran similar reports, having been briefed by sources close to Ronaldo.
But Real Madrid, the two-time defending European champion, won't allow Ronaldo to dictate terms of his potential exit. With his current age in mind, would Ronaldo actually want to risk "tarnishing" his first-spell in the English Premier League?
As such, the forward has made clear his position to Florentino Perez, the Real Madrid president, and is now "determined" to leave Spain.
But, the Red Devils would not be interested in forking out £175 million to seal Ronaldo's Old Trafford return.
Moment of silence for London fire victims
Hundreds have been left homeless by the blaze, putting more pressure on officials in a city plagued by a chronic housing shortage. May said after the meeting Saturday that there have been "huge frustrations" in the community as people tried to get information.
Believing he is the target of a vendetta, Ronaldo has informed Real Madrid of his decision to leave and has ordered his representatives "to find him a new club".
Abramovich hopes that a move for Ronaldo, one of the biggest names in the sport, will help in convincing Conte that Chelsea is the place for him for the foreseeable future.
Ronaldo's management company Gestifute insisted on Thursday the company, Tollin, established during his time with Manchester United - from whom he moved to Real Madrid in 2009 - has acted in accordance with British and Spanish tax laws.
But the club are still likely to demand a world-record fee, given that Ronaldo was voted the best player in the world by his peers last season, after scoring 53 goals in 51 matches for club and country.
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