Cristiano Ronaldo's bodyguard involved 'in airport spat'

Cristiano Ronaldo’s bodyguard ‘in airport spat after his finger splint sets off scanner in VIP area’ – causing police to intervene with footballer’s £20million private jet flight delayed

• One of the Man Utd striker’s bodyguard was reportedly involved in an argument
• He was stuck at airport security after setting off scanner and clashed with staff
• Police were forced to intervene to calm the situation, delaying Ronaldo’s jet
• Cristiano, 37, was described as a bystander who looked ‘serious’ but was not involved in any way in the incident 

One of Cristiano Ronaldo’s bodyguards has reportedly been involved in a Spanish airport spat said to have led to the intervention of police and a half-hour delay for the footballer’s £20 million private jet.

Well-respected daily newspaper Menorca said the Man United striker’s minder got upset about being asked to wait after making an airport scanner go off with his splinted finger as he went through a VIP passenger control.

The newspaper claimed on its digital website he had ‘raised his voice and gesticulated violently’ before walking through the airport security arch without being searched despite warnings from security personnel they would call the police.

It added: ‘The bodyguard blurted out he had been a police officer in Portugal and they could call who they wanted.

‘The police managed to pacify the situation and the plane left at least half an hour late.’

Cristiano, 37, was described as a bystander who looked ‘serious’ but was not involved in any way in the incident.

Although the bodyguard wasn’t named, the description given by local press pointed to it being one of the two identical twins the soccer star employs to watch his back. Ronaldo and his family are protected by Portuguese twins who served as soldiers with an elite special forces unit in Afghanistan

The incident reportedly led to a delayed take-off for the footballer’s £20 million private jet (pictured)

Although the bodyguard wasn’t named, the description given by local press pointed to it being one of the two identical twins the soccer star employs to watch his back.

The finger splint his minder was said to have been wearing is bound to lead to speculation he was carrying an injury related to the car crash last week in which a Cristiano Ronaldo aide smashed up his £1.7 million Bugatti Veyron.

Police have confirmed an employee of Ronaldo’s, thought to have been one of his bodyguards, was driving the sports car when it came off the road and smashed into a stone wall protecting a house near the footballer’s Majorca holiday home just before midday on June 20.

The Bugatti was one of two cars the dad-of-five had ferried over to Majorca for his sunshine break.

Cristiano was reportedly in another vehicle in a small convoy with his loved ones when his employee came off the road after they left their rented family home for a day out.

He is said to have ordered other staff to remain at the scene while they continued their journey.

The badly-damaged Bugatti was later driven away on a tow-truck under a blue tarpaulin.

The owner of the Majorcan house hit by Cristiano Ronaldo’s sports car subsequently said Cristiano had pledged to pay for the damage.

The unnamed homeowner revealed he was promised compensation after turning up at the Man United frontman’s rented mansion to try to speak to him.

He also revealed he feared his pet dog had been killed in the accident and said it had been left ‘shaking with fear’ by the smash.

The Man United striker’s £1.7million 900 horsepower Bugatti Veyron is said to have crashed in the east coast resort of Sa Coma. An employee of the footballer, rather than Cristiano himself, is said to have been driving the vehicle at the time

One of the two luxury cars Cristiano Ronaldo had shipped to Majorca for his family summer holiday hit a wall when it was driven by a member of Ronaldo’s entourage (Bugatti Veyron is pictured being hauled away under a blue tarpaulin)

The incident Menorcan press flagged up is understood to have happened at the island airport on Friday after Cristiano moved on from Majorca to Ibiza and finally the third of the four largest Balearic Islands where he continued to spend time on his £5.5 million Azimut Grande superyacht.

It is well-known Cristiano Ronaldo and his family are protected in Cheshire and abroad by Portuguese twins who served as soldiers with an elite special forces unit in Afghanistan.

The strongmen have been named as Sergio and Jorge Ramalheiro, who went on to become part of a Portuguese close protection unit tasked with watching over the likes of politicians and judges after serving in Afghanistan.

Portuguese celeb magazine Flash said the twins, part of a set of triplets, had been hired by Cristiano after they asked to go on unpaid leave from the PSP police to pursue other interests.

The third brother, named as Alexandre, is still understood to be working as a police officer.

No-one at Menorca airport or the Civil Guard, the force reported to have been asked to intervene on Friday, could be reached for an official comment.

Cristiano’s representative has been approached for a comment, although there is no suggestion the five-times Ballon d’Or winner did anything wrong or acted inappropriately.

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