But more concrete reports from Spain now appear to confirm Ronaldo will be triumphant in a glitzy bash in the French capital - backed up by Bernabeu president Florentino Perez saying as much too.
The Portuguese hero is having a season to forget so far for Real Madrid.
Not only is his personal record not up to scratch - he has scored just twice from 68 shots - but Los Blancos lie eight points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona.
It is Zinedine Zidane side's worst start to a domestic campaign since 2008.
