Ronaldo, who plays with the squad No 7 for Manchester United,
has reportedly been promised the No 9 shirt by the Spanish
club.
The digits "CR9" were copyrighted last month in his Portuguese
homeland to be used on merchandise or as the name for a restaurant
or bar.
CR9 was registered by his agent Jorge Mendes at the National
Institute of Industrial Property in Lisbon. Ronaldo has already
registered CR7.
The 23-year-old has long been linked with a move to Real Madrid.
He has revealed that he is learning Spanish and also has a
sponsorship deal with a Portuguese bank giving them exclusive
marketing rights if he goes to Spain.
Yesterday it was claimed that Ronaldo, the Fifa World Player of
the Year, had signed a "secret" deal to join Madrid next year.
Madrid president Ramon Calderon is said to have sanctioned a
transfer fee of £77 million - rising to £105m with clauses - with
Ronaldo picking up £11m per year, plus £7.25m for his agent.
The huge £210,000 a week wages would dwarf the £120,000 he is
paid at Old Trafford and Madrid are said to be encouraged that the
weakening of the pound against the euro puts them in a stronger
position than last summer.
telegraph