Cristiano Ronaldo's new Real Madrid contract is being delayed because the 31-year-old star is pushing for a FIVE-YEAR extension

 Cristiano Ronaldo's contract extension at Real Madrid is still waiting to be finalised due to a row over its length.

The Portuguese superstar has had the financial side of his new deal agreed for some time, with a basic after-tax salary starting at €21million (£18.5m) and plenty of add-ons.

But Ronaldo, who has declared many times in recent weeks that he wants to retire a Real Madrid player, is holding out for a contract until 2021.

Directors of the Bernabeu club that have the ear of president Florentino Perez are united in their belief that the 31-year-old should only be afforded four years at most.

The former Man United man is one of the world's best players but has suffered more injuries over the last couple of seasons and is currently enduring one of his worst goalscoring struggles since arriving in the Spanish capital in 2009.