Real Madrid star and Portugal and international Cristiano Ronaldo has been gifted with a new statue, which represents him far better compared to the one at Madeira airport.
The new sculpture is the work of Jose Antonio Navarro Arteaga, 52, a more well-known figure in the art world than the author of the first bust Emanuel Santos. The impetus for the new bust reportedly came when Arteaga’s young son saw Santos’ effort at Madeira airport and told his father he could do better.
Navarro Arteaga’s new bust is of bronze, almost 90 cm in height, weighs 60 kilos and reportedly cost less than €50,000. It was officially presented to Madrid’s club museum in early November with the club’s director of institutional relations Emilio Butragueno present, although Ronaldo himself could not attend as he had a Champions League game at Tottenham that week.
