Cristiano Ronaldo’s private jet left Riyadh for Madrid on Monday night following the escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
Thousands of people are fleeing the region as Iran launches retaliation following attacks by Israel and the United States and it appears as though Ronaldo might be one of them.
Flight tracking data showed that Ronaldo’s £61million jet left Saudi Arabia on Monday night at around 8pm and landed in the Spanish capital, where he previously played for Real Madrid, at 1am. Flightradar24 showed it traveled west over Egypt and the Mediterranean before landing in Spain.
Commercial flights in the region have been grounded due to conflict, but the 41-year-old, who plays for Al-Nassr in the Saudi capital, owns a Bombardier Global Express 6500 jet. He has lived in Riyadh since joining Al-Nassr from Manchester United in December 2022, where he earns £488,000 per day.
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He is currently injured, having gone off in Al Nassr’s 3-1 win over Al Fayha on Saturday, so isn’t expected to play their next match. Al-Nassr’s Asian Champions League quarter-final at Al-Wasl, that was scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed on Monday due to the conflict.
Iran has targeted Saudi Arabia in recent days, with the country’s Ministry of Defense confirming on Tuesday morning that the US embassy in Riyadh had been attacked by two drones. The attack ended "in a limited fire and minor material damage to the building".
It came after Iran struck Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery, the world’s largest oil refinery, causing a spike in worldwide oil prices.
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