CRISTIANO RONALDO’S entourage are reportedly paying £250,000-A-MONTH to stay in a Four Seasons hotel in Saudi Arabia.
The Portuguese superstar, 37, signed a £173million-a-year deal with Middle Eastern side Al-Nassr last month following his acrimonious departure from Man Utd.
And while he searches for a permanent residency in Saudi, he and everyone he arrived in the country with are staying in a plush Four Seasons hotel – located in the 267-metre Kingdom Centre.
According to Tatler, his team are occupying a total of 17 suites in the building.
That adds up to an eye-watering price – a quarter of a million pounds per month.
But with his megabucks deal, he should be able to cover that with just a morning’s work.
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Ronaldo’s family – his partner Georgina Rodriguez and five children – are understood to be staying in the Kingdom Suite – a two-floor space which includes a living room, private office, dining room and media room.
It also has a marble bath tub with a view of Riyadh, while designer stores Gucci and Louis Vuitton are located within the tower.
Eddie Howe’s Newcastle team stayed in the building during their visit to Saudi in December.
When describing the Four Seasons, local DJ Mad Gee said: “It’s amazing, structurally. It’s huge, like a city on its own, and it’s extremely fancy.
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“It’s very nice, but it’s nothing like the best Four Seasons in Dubai.”
DJ Mad Gee also opened up about nearly feinting when Ronaldo and his entourage turned up to a Japanese restaurant, Miyazu.
The former Man Utd and Real Madrid man’s arrival came when Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Rolls Royces all pulled up outside.
Two security guards then checked out the area, before Ronaldo and his management team were escorted to three or four tables in the restaurant.
Recalling the moment he noticed Ronaldo, DJ Mad Gee said: “I was literally in shock from the moment he came until he left.
“He stayed there for like two hours and I couldn’t even look at him. He was really nice though; he liked the music.
“He was dancing in his seat, raising his hands and waving the napkin around. He threw us a couple of smiles; that’s what broke the ice.
“When he was leaving, he looked at us in the DJ booth, then he smiled and came back and shook our hands: you know, a manly handshake and with a hug?
“I was very happy, and surprised how nice and humble he is. He said, ‘the music is amazing. I’m definitely coming back’.”
Meanwhile, Piers Morgan, whose explosive interview with Ronaldo sparked the termination of the Portuguese star’s contract at Old Trafford, insists the forward is enjoying his new life in Saudi.
When asked if Ronaldo is happy, Morgan said: “Definitely.
“I’ve swapped a few texts with him, and he’s absolutely loving it, on and off the pitch.”
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Morgan also added: “Thanks to the fall-out from our interview, Ronaldo signed the biggest transfer deal in football history, and is now the world’s highest-paid athlete, at the age of 37.
“He’s also doing what he’s done throughout his career, and which for me gives him the edge over [Lionel] Messi, and that’s challenge himself in a new country, and new league, at a time when football in the Middle East is really taking off, as we saw at the Qatar World Cup where Morocco reached the semi-finals and Saudi Arabia beat the eventual winners, Messi’s Argentina.”
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