Cristiano Ronaldo meditates as close pal claims Real Madrid star ‘needs a few days to reflect on things’
Portugal captain's club future is up in the air as he appears to have taken a U-turn over Manchester United return
CRISTIANO RONALDO'S close friend claims the Real Madrid star "needs a few days to reflect on things" as his future remains uncertain.
And tranquil Ron, 31, seems to have found the perfect way to do so.
The former Manchester United star uploaded a picture of himself meditating to Instagram while on Portugal duty at the Confederations Cup.
Ronaldo's post comes as former Real scout Luis Campo - now Lille's sporting director - claimed his countryman needs time to mull over his future.
He told French broadcaster : "I think for now, Cristiano needs a few days to reflect on things.
"He told me that he needs to reflect, it's normal. Cristiano will have time to make the right decision, I'm convinced of that."
Ronaldo told super-agent Jorge Mendes to seal him a dream return to United following allegations of £13million tax fraud.
He initially felt Real had not done enough to support him during this turbulent time.
Cristiano Ronaldo factfile
- Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Funchal, Madeira - a Portuguese archipelago - on February 5, 1982
- He came through the youth systems of Nacional and Sporting Lisbon, before Sir Alex Ferguson was so impressed with his performance in a pre-season friendly against Manchester United that he decided to buy him
- In six seasons at Old Trafford, Ronaldo became one of the best players in world football, scoring 118 goals in 292 games
- He won the FA Cup in 2004, the League Cup in 2006 and 2009 and three consecutive Premier League titles from 2007 to 2009
- Ronaldo and United also beat Chelsea to the Champions League in Russia in 2008 - resulting in his first Ballon d'Or that year
- The Portuguese star joined Real Madrid for a then-world record fee of £80million in 2009
- At the Bernabeu Ronaldo has developed into one of the best players ever. He is the club's all-time top goalscorer, with a ridiculous 406 goals in just 394 matches
- Ronaldo has won the Copa del Rey twice, La Liga twice and the Champions League three times - last season saw Ronaldo lead Los Blancos to a League and Champions League double
- The No 7 also helped Portugal to a famous European Championship win in 2016
- Ronaldo has won various individual awards, including the Ballon d'Or four times. He is the heavy favourite to win the Ballon d'Or again this year
- The Portuguese is also the world's highest paid athlete
Campo added: "The situation at Real Madrid right now is a bit tense, but that's normal too.
"He's sad about what's happening at the moment, he's a man who's very focused on his work.
"No-one can think that it's Ronaldo who fills out his tax returns."
Ronaldo has helped steer Portugal to the Confederations Cup semi-final with two goals in three games.
The European champions face Chile in the last-four in Russia.