Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is
continuing to make his presence felt off the football
field.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has announced an
investment in four hotels with Portugal's biggest hotel chain,
Pestana.
Ronaldo confirmed the deal on Thursday, which will see the
Portugal captain's name on four hotels reportedly worth
£54million, with the first to be opened in his hometown of
Funchal, Madeira.
The other three will be built in Lisbon, where Ronaldo started his
professional career, Madrid, where he currently plays and New
York.
Lisbon will open in late 2016, Madrid in 2017 with no indication
on the opening of the New York hotel.
The New York hotel has only fuelled rumours of a potential
move to the MLS, but the 30-year-old said the investment was
about securing his off-field future.
"My job is to play football but life won't always be like this,"
Ronaldo said.
"I have to dedicate myself to this new project and I have the
best team in the world around me to help.
"I am young but I feel very fulfilled so this project is exciting for
me. I'm thinking about my future, and my son and my family.
"A person like me, I'm a fighter, ambitious and always striving
for more."
Ronaldo is unlikely to be involved in the day-to-day running of
the hotels, but said he would like to be involved as much as time
allows him.
"I'll take care of the beds," Ronaldo joked.
"I will have the opportunity to be present aas all the projects
unroll but, of course, I don't much time available at the present
but this is all about quality. And I like to be around quality."
The Madeira hotel will be located near the Cristiano Ronaldo
museum.
continuing to make his presence felt off the football
field.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has announced an
investment in four hotels with Portugal's biggest hotel chain,
Pestana.
Ronaldo confirmed the deal on Thursday, which will see the
Portugal captain's name on four hotels reportedly worth
£54million, with the first to be opened in his hometown of
Funchal, Madeira.
The other three will be built in Lisbon, where Ronaldo started his
professional career, Madrid, where he currently plays and New
York.
Lisbon will open in late 2016, Madrid in 2017 with no indication
on the opening of the New York hotel.
The New York hotel has only fuelled rumours of a potential
move to the MLS, but the 30-year-old said the investment was
about securing his off-field future.
"My job is to play football but life won't always be like this,"
Ronaldo said.
"I have to dedicate myself to this new project and I have the
best team in the world around me to help.
"I am young but I feel very fulfilled so this project is exciting for
me. I'm thinking about my future, and my son and my family.
"A person like me, I'm a fighter, ambitious and always striving
for more."
Ronaldo is unlikely to be involved in the day-to-day running of
the hotels, but said he would like to be involved as much as time
allows him.
"I'll take care of the beds," Ronaldo joked.
"I will have the opportunity to be present aas all the projects
unroll but, of course, I don't much time available at the present
but this is all about quality. And I like to be around quality."
The Madeira hotel will be located near the Cristiano Ronaldo
museum.
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