Cristiano Ronaldo dons Hannibal Lecter-style face mask after nightmare start to Real Madrid season by his standards
PORTUGUESE star has scored just four times in his first eight matches of the campaign
CRISTIANO RONALDO might be planning his Halloween costume a tad early following his recent Instagram post.
The Portuguese star uploaded a snap of himself with a Hannibal Lecter-style mask on his face following Real Madrid's 5-1 win over Legia Warsaw.
Ronaldo was donning the face mask to clean pores of the skin following his goalless display.
And although Ronaldo's start to the season hasn't quite been a horror show, the 31-year-old is going through his worst goalscoring start to a campaign since joining Real Madrid in the summer of 2009.
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Ronaldo has just four goals to his name in eight starts - two in La Liga and two in the Champions League as speculation mounts that he is past his best.
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The ex-Manchester United man is closing in on a new five-year deal over a contract worth £215million.
Real Madrid are keen to keep the core players at the club and have tied down both Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to long-term deals in recent weeks.
They are also lining up an extraordinary deal to keep Gareth Bale at the Bernabeu but the Welshman is demanding a staggering £750,000-a-week.