Legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United has built a £7 million villa on the Portuguese Riviera to relax with his family.

The Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly building a new mansion in one of Portugal's most prestigious residential areas.

Recall that Manchester United footballer Ronaldo, 37, bought the most expensive apartment ever sold in Lisbon last year for £6.5 million.

The apartment includes a gym and indoor swimming pool.

In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo has spent more than £7 million on a large plot of land in Quinta da Marinha on the so-called Portuguese Riviera, according to the Portuguese press.

Work has just begun on a mansion that respected Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha says will be the soccer star's latest acquisition in his empire''real estate.

The TV 7 Dias newspaper claims Ronaldo plans to use the house as an investment, although a source named as a future neighbor said: "The land was recently fenced off and Ronaldo bought it. "This is where he will come to live with his family after his career is over. "Everyone knows about it and of course we are delighted. Ronaldo is Ronaldo.".

Kinta da Marinha is an hour and a half drive from Lisbon airport and ten minutes from the center of the coastal town of Cascais, a first-class resort on the Lisbon coast. The rich coastal region centered around Cascais, Estoril and Sintra is known as the Portuguese Riviera.

Cristiano's real estate empire also includes a seven-story apartment hotel overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the capital''Madeira, Funchale, which he purchased in 2019.

In the past, Ronaldo spent time there with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez and their children after returning to his home island in 2020 following his mom's stroke. He then moved into a rented villa for £3,500 a week before heading back to Italy, where he had a luxury villa.

The Portuguese press have revealed Cristiano as the mystery buyer of the most expensive apartment in Portugal. He reportedly beat two other millionaires to purchase the apartment, which is 3,100 square feet, in the Avenida da Liberdade area of central Lisbon.

In addition, Cristiano also owns a mansion worth''£4.8m on the secure La Finca estate, near Madrid, where Gareth Bale also lives. In December 2015, he showed off his home in a video, delighting fans with a tour of his bedroom, living room, dining room and garden, as well as wishing people a Merry Christmas.

Before buying an expensive apartment in Lisbon, he sold a £2million mansion to his former Real Madrid teammate Pepe in Gerês, in northern Portugal. It is believed that it was with the sale of this property that he bought his apart-hotel in Fnciale.