Cristiano Ronaldo trains with Al-Nassr ending exit rumours amid unrest
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The speculation revealed that Ronaldo flew to Madrid from Saudi Arabia.
Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted with his Al-Nassr teammates on Tuesday, dispelling rumours that he had left the Middle East amid the intensifying war there. Ronaldo is still in Saudi Arabia.
After his £61 million private plane departed the nation in the middle of the night on Monday, the 41-year-old’s whereabouts came into question. However, after being pictured with his teammates, it can now be verified that he is still in Saudi Arabia.
Cristiano Ronaldo is training in Saudi Arabia amid war tensions
Al-Nassr posted a photo of Cristiano Ronaldo at their training facility on X (formerly Twitter). This image comes after a video of the forward working out at the gym was posted on Monday.
However, it looks like Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be playing football anytime soon as his team disclosed that he has a hamstring issue.
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup quickly coming, there are already concerns over how serious the muscle issue could be after he was taken off during Al-Nassr’s 3-1 victory over Al-Fahya on Sunday. With the Saudi Pro League team, he makes an incredible £488,000 a day.
In any case, the growing unrest in the Middle East has forced AFC (Asian Football Confederation) to postpone Al-Nassr’s Asian Champions League Two-quarterfinal matchup with Al-Wasl.
In reaction to the series of assaults by the US and Israel that started on Saturday, Iran has targeted Riyadh, where Cristiano Ronaldo resides with his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez and his five children.
Numerous foreigners are fleeing the Middle East, and information about Ronaldo’s flight to Madrid has surfaced online. The Bombardier Global Express aircraft completed the nearly seven-hour flight to the Spanish capital, according to a flight tracker.
The opulent private aircraft took off at 8 p.m. Saudi time and arrived at nearly 1 a.m. Spanish time. Ronaldo’s aircraft flew over Egypt and the Mediterranean before reaching Spain, as seen by Flightradar24.
Did Ronaldo leave Saudi?
No, he is still residing there despite the ongoing war.
Why did speculation say he left Saudi?
His private jet left the nation to land in Madrid, which started the rumours.
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After earning a bachelor's degree in mass media, Rajarshi began his career as a sports writer in 2019, driven by his passion for sports journalism. He has been working in the field for over six years. A devoted fan of Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Rajarshi has been involved in sports since childhood. Before turning his focus to journalism, he even represented his college at the state level. Along with covering football, he enjoys playing the game, watching movies, and experimenting with new recipes in his spare time, as cooking is one of his favorite hobbies.