Cristiano Ronaldo suffers from inflation and new mansion in Portugal will cost R$81 million; see photos

Cristiano Ronaldo He’s building a new mansion for his family in Portugal, but he’ll have to line his pockets to get the job done. That’s because according to the British tabloid, with inflation hitting an all-time high in Europe, the Portuguese star’s new home construction rose by 70%. Sun, The house will have indoor and outdoor pools and a garage with a capacity of 20 cars.

The publication reports that the work was initially budgeted for US$10 million (R$47 million at current quotations)But material costs have skyrocketed and service is currently US$17 million (R$81.5 million), The mansion is located in Quinta da Marinha on the coast of Portugal, and the project should be completed by the end of the year.

According to the publication, Cristiano Ronaldo intends to move into a new mansion with his wife Georgina Rodríguez and children after ending his football career. The Portugal national team striker is father to Cristiano Jr, 12, and twins Eva and Mateo, five, who he had before meeting Georgina. They are parents to five-year-old Alana Martina and 13-month-old Bella, who was born last April. All the children live with the couple.

In early May, Cristiano Ronaldo was named the highest-paid athlete in the world by Forbes magazine, with annual earnings estimated at US$136 million (R$686 million). His contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nasser is worth 173 million pounds (R$1.1 billion) per year. Recently, he surpassed Messi to become the highest paid athlete in history.

See photos of CR7’s new mansion in Portugal