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Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez are loving life in Saudi Arabia, with the pair seen as royalty in Riyadh.
The 37-year-old moved to the country earlier this month after signing a stunning £175m-a-year deal with Saudi Pro League side El-Nassr.
British magazine Tatler, have given an insight into Ronaldo's lavish life in Saudi Arabia, which includes quotes from Piers Morgan who has revealed that the Portuguese star is 'loving' life in the Middle East.
Cristiano Ronaldo and partner Georgina Rodriguez are enjoying life in Saudi Arabia
Ronaldo and his family moved to Riyadh earlier this month after joining El-Nassr
Morgan hosted the explosive tell-all interview which led to Ronaldo's acrimonious departure from Manchester United in November. He has denied claims from Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, that the interview has 'ended' Ronaldo's career due to his move to Saudi Arabia.
He told Tatler: '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 told me this week.
‘He’s also doing what he’s done throughout his career, and which for me gives him the edge over 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.’
Ronaldo and his entourage are occupying 17 suites at The Four Seasons hotel in Riyadh
The family are staying in the Kingdom Suite which has brilliant views of Riyadh
Morgan added: 'Ideally, I think he’d have preferred to play for another top club in the Champions League for a year or two, but Al Nassr made him a staggering offer, and I think the fresh challenge of raising the profile
