Upon signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022 for around $200 million per year, it was Ronaldo’s fifth different club across his more-than-two-decade career and was what many thought to be his final destination — that was until his recent cryptic post.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person on social media (those 654 million Instagram followers don’t lie), with his every digital move closely watched by his millions of fans. The 40-year-old has tongues wagging and internet detectives working overtime after sharing a cryptic message on Monday.