His apartment is some floors below the American President's penthouse.
Cristiano Ronaldo invested $
18.5 million in an apartment in New York, reports the New York Post. Does
Ronaldo already think about a future transfer?
The luxurious apartment is situated in the famous Trump Tower, the 5th Avenue
skyscraper owned by tycoon Donald Trump. Known for its eccentricity, the new
loft of the Real Madrid star has 233 square meters. Already it belonged to the
Italian magnate Alessandro Proto,
businessman who allegedly served as inspiration for the creation of Christian
Gray, protagonist of the series 50 Shades of Gray.
Attractive, rich - at least
until recently - and mysterious, Alessandro Proto is more famous in Italy for
his problems with justice and his supposed romances than for his business. For
some, it is a trickster manipulator. For others, a shrewd businessman who has
known how to profit from scandal and speculation. In his résumé the names of
great stars are supposed to have been bought by the Italian tycoon to buy a
property in Italy: a castle at the gates of Rome for Tom Cruise, or a house in
Tuscany for Prince William and Kate Middleton. Not bad for the son of a nurse
who started selling encyclopedias door to door with 17 years.
According to the website of
the company that presides Proto, echoing articles published in the press, in
the last four years Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie would have bought a plot of
300 square meters near Valpolicella, among the fascinating Hills of Verona. In
the city of Romeo and Juliet, Madonna would have acquired, thanks to the
intermediation of Proto, an attic in the central square of the Grasses for
little more than 10 million dollars. And Leonardo Di Caprio, meanwhile, a spectacular
apartment overlooking the Arena, the Colosseum Verona. These are all real
estate transactions that had a great impact on the transalpine media, but the
truth is that in the Venetian city, no one remembers ever having seen Madonna,
Di Caprio or the Brangelinos. Could a great marketing strategy 'cheat' the main
Italian newspapers and magazines?
The interest of this
businessman for business is not limited to the sale of luxury real estate to
famous. Big companies and some media have also been in their sights. But this
time, with much less apparent fortune. In 2013 he was sentenced to three years
and 10 months imprisonment for fraud and manipulation of the financial market,
of which he only served two. According to the Italian court, the businessman has
issued several false notices regarding the acquisition of shares in companies
such as Tod's, Fiat or Mediaset, "spreading false information to
significantly alter the price of shares."
At this point, the truth is that his character reminds more of DiCaprio 'The Wall Street Wolf' than the intriguing man who manages to conquer the naive Anastasia. "I have had some problems with justice related to my financial affairs. I have paid a fine of five million euros and I am currently a free person," he said.
At this point, the truth is that his character reminds more of DiCaprio 'The Wall Street Wolf' than the intriguing man who manages to conquer the naive Anastasia. "I have had some problems with justice related to my financial affairs. I have paid a fine of five million euros and I am currently a free person," he said.
Since Ronaldo's contract expires in 2018, this purchase has sparked
rumors of a possible transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to the North American MLS
league. In January 2015, Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, has already confirmed
this.
Trump lives on top in a three-story penthouse.
Trump lives on top in a three-story penthouse.
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