Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Saudi Arabia due to an injury that turned out to be more serious than expected, and the news of his departure comes at a time of heightened tensions and Iranian attacks on Riyadh.
The departure was confirmed by his coach, and Ronaldo’s location was initially speculated after his private jet left the country on Monday, but he was later seen with his teammateswrites the Daily Mail.
The Al-Nassr forward is fighting with hamstring injury which he earned in Saturday’s 3:1 win against Al-Fayha. With the World Cup looming, there are growing concerns over the severity of the injury to the 41-year-old footballer, who earns an astronomical £488,000 a day at the Saudi club.
After doing searches, we see that it is Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury is more serious than we expected, Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said on Friday.
Cristiano will now travel to Spainas did other players who needed treatment. His injury requires treatment in Madrid by his personal therapist and we hope he will be back and help the team soon.
Leaving in the midst of the attack on Riyadh
Ronald’s departure for treatment coincides with escalating conflicts in the region. Riyadh, the city where Ronaldo lives with his partner Georgina Rodriguez and five children, became the target of Iranian attacks in retaliation for a series of US and Israeli strikes that began on Saturday.
On Monday evening, the American embassy in the capital of Saudi Arabia it was hit by two dronesand Iranian state media claimed that the command building in Bahrain was also destroyed. Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that it had destroyed three drones east of Riyadh in a continuation of Iranian strikes across the Gulf.
Meanwhile, according to the latest information from Friday, the Israel Defense Forces announced that they had destroyed the underground bunker of the assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader in a major airstrike over Tehran. Ali Hosseini Khamenei. Due to the security situation, foreign nationals are leaving the Middle East en masseand the US State Department urged Americans to leave more than ten countries in the region.
The flight to Madrid caused a stir
News of Ronaldo’s departure began to circulate after flight tracking recorded his £61m private jet en route to Madrid. The luxury aircraft took off on Monday at 20:00 Saudi time and after almost a seven-hour flight over Egypt and the Mediterranean landed in the Spanish capital around 1 am.
Even though the plane took off, Ronaldo remained in Saudi Arabia, which was confirmed by photos from the team, but now it is certain that he will travel for treatment. It is a Bombardier Global Express 6500 aircraft that Ronaldo bought for £60 million in 2024, after selling his previous Gulfstream G200. The all-black model can accommodate up to 15 passengers and is equipped with several rooms, including a lounge, a bedroom suite with a double bed and a bathroom with a shower.
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