Cristiano Ronaldo will be receiving his legendary 5th Ballon D'or atop the Eiffel Tower.

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.