Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Madrid was met with a warm reception from his adoring fans, who were particularly enamoured with his £8.5million Bugatti Centodieci. The 38-year-old spent nine years in the Spanish capital from 2009-2018, where he won four Champions League titles at Real Madrid. He left Los Blancos as their all-time top scorer with 450 goals from 438 matches in all competitions. Ronaldo headed back to Madrid following Portugal’s Euro 2024 qualifying wins against Liechtenstein and Luxembourg before he reports back to Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo’s Bugatti Centodieci is part of his whopping £18m car collection, but this was the first time that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner had been seen driving it. In footage that has been doing the rounds online, Ronaldo was seen signing autographs for the mob of fans before heading to his white supercar protected by a bodyguard, who ushered him to the driver’s seat.
Ronaldo’s adoring fans desperately clambered over each other to try and get a selfie with their hero. As his supporters chanted his name in unison, Ronaldo got into his Bugatti and gently rolled away in his 1,600 horsepower machine. Along with the Centodieci, the ex-Manchester United forward is also the proud owner of a Bugatti Chiron and a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse.
Since parting ways with the Red Devils in November, Ronaldo made the move to the Middle East where he has continued his goalscoring exploits. In ten games for Al Nassr, he has found the back of the net on nine occasions, though his side have slipped to second in the table.
He recently claimed that he is a ‘better man’ after leaving Old Trafford, where he ripped into the hierarchy of the club in his interview with Piers Morgan. Ronaldo said last week: “I have no problem saying I had a bad phase of my career, but there’s no time for regrets. Life goes on and, doing well or not, it was part of my growth. When we are at the top of the mountain, we often cannot see what is below. Now, I’m more prepared and learning that was important, because I had never been through this, like in the last few months. Now I’m a better man.”
Ronaldo still has plenty of pulling power in Spain’s capital, or maybe it was the car…