Yeah - which is why it looks a bit odd.
It does look a bit odd.
But - of course - we could easily be blowing it out of proportion. We don't know the exact context.
The ridiculous aspect of this is that Ronaldo's faithful defenders insist that there's absolutely nothing to see here, nothing at all, it's all hype and bias.
Well, under the circumstances - it isn't. It's a bit odd - probably nothing, but still a bit odd.
I mean, what do his faithful defenders (and yes - that's a thing, anyone claiming it isn't, is taking the bloody piss) expect here? That people just pretend nothing has happened over the summer, and that he's just another squad member?