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Cristiano Ronaldo has finally left the island of Madeira for a return to Turin as Serie A clubs begin to prepare for the return of senior football in the country.
Cristiano Ronaldo has left Madeira to return to Italy with his family after nearly two months on his native island.
The 35-year-old was chauffeur-driven to the airport named after him so he could board his Gulfstream G200 Galaxy on Monday evening with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez and four children.
The £20 million plane departed just after 6pm local time and is due to reach Turin in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Cristiano is expected to have to self-isolate for a fortnight on club orders before resuming training with the rest of the Juventus squad ahead of a possible return to Serie A football.
Weekend reports claimed his return plans were being frustrated by Spanish airspace problems, but his private jet landed yesterday in Madeira to take luggage and three staff including a bodyguard to Italy before returning this afternoon to the island.
Cristiano has been in Madeira since March 9 with his family, the longest stay he has enjoyed there since he became a professional footballer.
He made an initial 24-hour trip back to his native island after Dolores’ March 3 stroke to see her in hospital before returning with his four children and Georgina just under a week later ahead of the suspension of Serie A football.
On Saturday he did some sightseeing with his partner and son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr after a string of punishing workouts which he has been treating fans to glimpses of on Instagram.
On Sunday evening Cristiano posted what is expected to be his last photo from Madeira for the rest of the season – showing him relaxing with a cuppa at his luxury ocean-front rented villa.
