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CRISTIANO RONALDO’S £61 million private jet left Saudi Arabia in the middle of the night in a sign that the football superstar could have fled amid escalating conflict.
Riyadh, where Ronaldo (41) lives with partner Georgina Rodrigues and his five children, has been targeted by Iran in retaliation for the wave of attacks by the US and Israel that began on Saturday.
The US embassy in the Saudi capital was hit by two drones overnight, and Iranian state media claimed a command and staff building in Bahrain had also been destroyed.
Foreign nationals are fleeing the Middle East in their droves and details of Ronaldo’s jet travelling to Madrid emerged online.
A flight tracker shows the Bombardier Global Express plane made the almost seven-hour journey to the Spanish capital.
The luxury private jet departed at 8pm Saudi time and arrived at almost 1am Spanish time.
Flightradar24 shows the path Ronaldo’s jet took, flying over Egypt and the Mediterranean before arriving in Spain.
The US State Department had urged Americans to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries due to safety risks.
Anyone east of Egypt was told to depart and a huge number of flights destined for Riyadh overnight were seen turning back, with thousands of foreign nationals desperately trying to get away from the warzone.
In 2024, Ronaldo sold the Gulfstream G200 that he purchased for £16m in 2015 and splashed out on a new Bombardier Global Express 6500 jet worth an eye-popping £61m.
The all-black model has the capacity for up to 15 passengers, and features a number of different rooms, including a seating area with tables and sofas, a suite with a double bed, and a separate shower area.
It is customised with his logo throughout, and decals of his silhouette celebrating a goal in characteristic fashion and only last week was used by Rodriguez on a trip to Milan.
She shared a photo of the journey with her 72 million followers in Instagram, wearing a black bra. Ronaldo, who earns an astronomical £488,000-a-day for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, is currently injured.
He was forced off during Al-Nassr’s 3-1 win over Al Fahya on Saturday and there are now fears over how serious the muscle problem could be, with the World Cup fast approaching.
Regardless, Al-Nassr have had their Asian Champions League Two quarter-final clash against Al-Wasl postponed due to the escalating violence in the Middle East.
Israel and the US launched combined attacks on Iran, killing supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. — Dailymail.co.uk
