Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Cristiano Ronaldo will earn a reported £225 million over the course of a new five-year deal at Real Madrid.

The Portugal captain, who won UEFA Euro 2016 in July, will sign on at Santiago Bernabeu until 2021.

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And The Sun claims Ronaldo, 31, will earn £45 million ($55.8 million) a season, with a buyout clause of £900 million ($1.1 billion).

That is as much as the reported buyout clause in a new deal signed by Gareth Bale, Madrid's other main superstar.

Bale scored twice on Sunday as Madrid completed a 3-1 victory over Leganes that moved the club back over Barcelona to the top of La Liga.

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