Published on Sep 22, 2024 at 3:44 PM, updated on Sep 22, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner, Georgina Rodriguez, has shared an anecdote about the Portuguese player’s decision to leave Manchester United for Saudi Arabia.
Returning to Manchester United in 2021 after several years of playing for Real Madrid and Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo did not like what he found at his former club. Believing that the Manchester entity had not progressed in its structures and its way of operating since his departure in 2009, the Portuguese also experienced some problems of understanding with Erik ten Hag, who had just arrived on the bench. Enough to push him to leave in December 2022. A decision that Georgina Rodriguez immediately validated.
In the last season of his series Netflix “Hi Georgina“, the mother recounted her joy when she learned that her footballer husband was going to leave the Red Devils. “When Cris told me he was going to play for Al-Nassr, I was really relieved because I wanted to leave Manchester.” As for a new life in Saudi Arabia, the young woman seemed ready. “I knew something big was waiting for us and we were very motivated. I was very happy to go to Saudi Arabia.”
Ups and downs
However, Georgina Rodriguez did not hide the fact that everything was not so rosy at the beginning, with an adaptation that was more complicated than expected. “It all happened very quickly. At first, I had my ups and downs because we had never lived in a hotel for so long. There were days when I didn’t want to be seen, but overall I was very enthusiastic.” The former saleswoman referred here to the first weeks of CR7 and his family in Saudi Arabia.
Having not yet found a house, The five-time Ballon d’Or winner and his family had chosen to stay in a suite at the luxurious Four Seasons in Riyadh. No less than seventeen rooms booked, and a bill that matches the services offered by the hotel. Since then, the family has moved into their own house and all is well in the best of all possible worlds.
