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That football’s first billionaire, Cristiano Ronaldo, paid US$18.5 million for a lavish apartment in Trump Tower is old news. The 37-year-old Manchester United star bought the opulent nine-bedroom flat at 721 Fifth Avenue in New York back in 2015, before Donald Trump was elected US president.

After facing a tremendous backlash from fans, in 2019 the Portuguese professional footballer listed the 2,510 sq ft abode for less than half of what he bought it for – US$9 million.
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Still it wouldn’t sell. In June 2021, the price for the luxurious pad was slashed further, to only US$7.75 million.

Trump’s infamy inspired the constant urging of fans – and even a petition that close to 14,000 supporters signed – to sell the residence. They may even have pushed the striker to finally cut his loses and resign himself to getting rid of the apartment asap.
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Now comes news that the star has finally sold the three-bedroom New York flat for a mere US$7.75 million.

The 3.5-bathroom unit was reportedly inspiration for Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James, who used the interiors as a model for the bachelor pad of his character, Christian Grey.

Even the most scenic views of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline couldn’t convince the football legend to continue being a resident of the Big Apple’s Trump Tower.
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As far as the monetary loss is concerned, it’s barely a drop in Ronaldo’s ocean of wealth. He is, after all, Instagram’s highest-paid star, who in 2018 spent US$37,000 on two bottles of rare wine in just 15 minutes while clubbing in London, and who has flaunted a US$2.5 million diamond-encrusted Jacob & Co. watch.
This article originally appeared on Luxurylaunches.
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