Is Cristiano Ronaldo fleeing Saudi? Superstar’s £61m private jet leaves the Middle East for Madrid after drone attack on Riyadh’s US embassy

Cristiano Ronaldo‘s £61million private jet left Saudi Arabia in the middle of the night in a sign that the football superstar could be fleeing amid escalating conflict.

Riyadh, where Ronaldo lives with partner Georgina Rodriguez and his five children, has been struck by Iranian bombs as the fighting enters a fourth day. 

The US embassy in the Saudi capital was hit by two drones overnight, and Iranian state media claimed a command and staff building in Bahrain had also been destroyed.

Foreign nationals are fleeing the Middle East in their droves and details of Ronaldo’s jet travelling to Madrid emerged online. 

A flight tracker shows the Bombadier Global Express plane made the almost seven-hour journey to the Spanish capital. 

The luxury private jet departed at 8:00pm and arrived at almost 1:00am. 

Flightradar24 shows the path Ronaldo’s jet took, jetting over Egypt and the Mediterranean before hitting Spain.

The US State Department had urged Americans to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries due to safety risks. 

Anyone east of Egypt was told to depart and a huge number of flights destined for Riyadh overnight were seen turning back, with thousands of foreign nationals desperately trying to get away from the warzone. 

In 2024, Ronaldo sold the Gulfstream G200 that he purchased for £16m in 2015 and instead splashed out on a new Bombadier Global Express 6500 jet worth an eye-popping £61m.

The all-black model has the capacity for up to 15 passengers, and features a number of different rooms, including a seating area with tables and sofas, a suite with a double bed, and a separate shower area.

It is customised with his logo throughout, and decals of his silhouette celebrating a goal in characteristic fashion.