Specifically, the 21 million pound super villa that Ronaldo just bought is located on Jumeirah Bay Island, also known as “Billionaire’s Island”. This mansion was purchased by CR7 for investment and rest whenever he and his family travel to Dubai.
Jumeirah Bay Island is home to many famous names among the super rich in Dubai. There are more billionaires per square kilometer here than any other location in the United Arab Emirates.
It is known that each separate villa on the island has an area of 2,787 m2 with 6 bedrooms, private beach, and garage enough for 7 cars. At the same time, it also has a swimming pool overlooking Dubai and accommodation for staff.
Jumeirah Bay Island has many famous restaurants, yacht clubs and beach resorts. It opened in 2017, has 10 large villas on the island, which are expected to be sold for a total of £430 million upon completion.
According to Khaleej Times, real estate prices on this artificial island have skyrocketed since the Covid-19 pandemic. In May 2023, an undeveloped 2,276 square meter sand lot was sold for a record price of 27 million pounds, exceeding the previous figure of 19.5 million pounds.
As the richest player in world soccer today, Ronaldo owns a lot of real estate everywhere. Currently, the 38-year-old superstar is building a new mansion worth 7 million pounds in his hometown of Portugal. At the same time, he also has other villas in Manchester, Turin, Marbella and Madrid.
