Ronaldo buys £8m hotel in Portugal

04 February 2009 11:31
The 23-year-old already has four homes, including a £4m house in Cheshire.[LNB]He added to his property portfolio further by buying the hotel, which overlooks the sea on Porto Santo, an island near his native Madeira, according to The Sun.[LNB]A Manchester United insider reportedly told the newspaper: "If he carries on like this he'll have more properties than a Monopoly board." [LNB]Ronaldo already owns a villa and a flat near Lisbon, has bought a house in Madeira for his mum and invested in boutiques for his sister. [LNB]He is also set to build a £6.1m home in Portugal. [LNB]Last month it emerged that Cristiano Ronaldo had reportedly registered 'CR9' as a trademark - as sources in Spain suggest he has been promised the number 9 shirt by Real Madrid.[LNB]The Manchester United star had already claimed CR7 for use on merchandise and his agent Jorge Mendes registered the new motif with the National Institute of Industrial Property in Lisbon.[LNB]Mendes is said to have been in talks with Madrid president Ramon Calderon over a £77m summer move to the Bernabeu. [LNB]

Source: Telegraph