Chapter 6: Officially Announced: The Football World Erupts

After the internal trials, Real Madrid’s management immediately held an emergency internal meeting to rapidly advance the signing process.

At the meeting, all senior management, management, and technical team members voted unanimously to approve the signing resolution.

All previous voices of opposition, doubt, and pessimism have completely disappeared.

No one doubts that 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo can’t fit in with Real Madrid, no one thinks it’s just a nostalgia—everyone knows they’re about to welcome back a top-tier star at their peak.

Finally, Real Madrid officially finalized the signing details and made the official announcement!

A one-year short-term professional contract, minimum salary standard within the team, no tie to a starting spot, no special privileges, no special treatment, everything is competitive first, and playing time is determined based on on-court performance.

The only exclusive privilege: Bernabéu’s classic No. 7 jersey, reserved exclusively and restored!

After eight years of emptiness, the legendary number finally found its true owner.

At exactly 18:00 in the afternoon, at midnight Beijing time, all official Real Madrid platforms worldwide simultaneously released an epic announcement!

Real Madrid’s official website, official WeChat, Instagram, Twitter, short video accounts, and global sports cooperation platforms all simultaneously released a stunning announcement poster.

Poster background: The setting sun bathes Bernabéu players’ tunnel, with pure white lights dazzling and dazzling.

Main subject: A tall, resolute figure, draped in the familiar Real Madrid white No. 7 jersey, gazing at the vast, dazzling green lawn.

Poster caption: Just one sentence, gentle yet shocking the world:

[Welcome home, Cristiano.]

The moment the official announcement was released, the football internet erupted!

The football world is in complete chaos, the sports section has completely collapsed on the charts, major social media platforms are running overloaded, and the trending search lists have been completely dominated!

Among the top ten trending topics, nine all belong to Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Bernabéu!

Epic returns! Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Real Madrid

After eight years, the King of White No. 7 returns

Real Madrid’s shocking official announcement shakes the football world

At forty-one, the peak rebooted, the legend endures

In just one minute, the online buzz surpassed 10 billion, crushing all entertainment, sports, and social trending searches, becoming the most sensational sports event of the year.

Real Madrid fans worldwide broke down in tears; countless veteran fans had eight years of obsession, regret, and waiting, and finally came to a complete end at this moment.

From the gloomy departure in the summer of 2018 to the triumphant return in the summer of 2026, after eight years of drifting and weathering storms, he has finally returned to his home, back to Bernabéu, where dreams began and peaked at his peak.

Countless fans flooded the screen, tears streaming down: “My youth has finally returned.” “Eight years of waiting, living up to our original aspiration and passion.”

The haters who had previously ravaged and mocked, were instantly silenced, completely speechless.

The netizens who had mocked him this morning for idling through retirement, overestimating himself, and trying to ride on the honor of a wealthy family no longer dared to voice a single question.

Their trial performances that crushed Real Madrid’s new generation, their unstoppable dominance with braces, and explosive form comparable to their peak have completely struck the face of all their mockers.

Public opinion across the entire internet completely reversed, shifting from nationwide skepticism to nationwide shock, nationwide excitement, and nationwide worship.

[Ding! Detected a massive amount of shocking, worshipping, and reverse-of-the-internet power across the internet!]

[Peak energy surged by 3000 points!]

[Ultimate Main Quest: Return to Bernabéu, Contract Successful!]

[Ultimate Task Reward Successfully Issued!]

[Reward 1: Permanently lock Cristiano Ronaldo’s peak physique at age 34, never aging or degrading!]

[Reward 2: Unlock the brand-new special skill: Unstoppable! (Header peak in hovertime, jump, securing points, and hit rate all at their peak)]

[Reward 3: Five years of permanent physical aging halted, but stamina, function, and condition remain at their peak!]

System notifications kept flooding the screen, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s overall condition slightly improved again. His physical fitness, court condition, and competitive instincts were all stabilized at the highest level.

He opened his phone, gazed at the overwhelming official announcements, the boiling fan comments, the world-shaking football trending searches, and looked up at the gentle sunset of Madrid.

The evening breeze gently brushes by, the sunset is gentle, the city lights gradually brighten, and the stars begin to appear.

His eyes shone brilliantly, his heart full of obsession.

Bernabéu, I’m back.

Eight years of regret, now cleared away.

The legend of the number 7 in white, the peak era of Cristiano, at the age of forty-one, officially revived and reigned once again on European football!