Cristiano Ronaldo debuts new buzzcut in quarantine… after footballer tested positive for COVID-19

Cristiano Ronaldo has shaved his head while quarantining, following his COVID-19 diagnosis.

The footballer, 35, took to Instagram to debut the new look, smiling and giving the camera the thumbs up, before hitting his snazzy home gym for a work out.

Grinning from ear-to-ear, the sports star wore a tight black gym top and Nike shorts in hot pink. 

Cristiano Ronaldo has shaved his head while quarantining, following his COVID-19 diagnosis

He then hopped inside to his mordern, glass gym, jumping onto an exercise bike.

He was filmed from the outside, on the bike, smiling and peddling, seemingly nonplussed to be stuck indoors.

Ronaldo fist-pumped the air to add an extra flourish of triumph.

Ronaldo was pictured watching his Portugal team-mates train from the balcony of his room at the Oeiras base on the outskirts of Lisbon on Tuesday evening. 

The footballer, 35, took to Instagram to debut the new look, smiling and giving the camera the thumbs up, before hitting his snazzy home gym for a work out

The footballer, 35, took to Instagram to debut the new look, smiling and giving the camera the thumbs up, before hitting his snazzy home gym for a work out

Grinning from ear-to-ear, the sports star wore a tight black gym top and Nike shorts in hot pink

Grinning from ear-to-ear, the sports star wore a tight black gym top and Nike shorts in hot pink

Grinning from ear-to-ear, the sports star wore a tight black gym top and Nike shorts in hot pink

Portugal manager Santos provided an update on Ronaldo’s situation ahead of the UEFA Nations League tie on Wednesday evening.

‘No team can be better without the best player in the world but this team has already demonstrated that collectively it has the capacity to tackle the situation,’ he said.

‘He is managing the situation very well. He is in the room, saying he wants to play, he talks to us from upstairs [from his balcony.  

‘He is completely asymptomatic, he is OK, without any symptoms, he doesn’t even know what happened to him.’

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner played for Portugal against France in the Nations League and Spain in an international friendly last week, meaning that he has come into recent contact with a host of football’s top stars. 

During the game against France on Sunday night, Ronaldo was seen shaking hands and with a number of top stars including PSG’s Kylian Mbappe.

Ronaldo played all 90 minutes of the game at the Stade de France in Paris, which ended goalless.   

There is concern for his international team-mates after Ronaldo posed for a picture with them just hours before the news was announced, with the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star smiling for a selfie at dinner. 

Ronaldo’s result prompted another round of tests for the rest of the squad, who all tested negative. The French squad has also tested negative.

Isolation: The beauty, 26, was keeping herself busy after the announcement on Tuesday that Juventus star Cristiano, 35, had gone into isolation but was asymptomatic

Isolation: The beauty, 26, was keeping herself busy after the announcement on Tuesday that Juventus star Cristiano, 35, had gone into isolation but was asymptomatic 

There for him: Georgina immediately posted a picture that appeared to show her on a FaceTime call with the player, calling him 'my inspiration'

There for him: Georgina immediately posted a picture that appeared to show her on a FaceTime call with the player, calling him ‘my inspiration’

Mere minutes after the announcement was made, Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez posted a picture to Instagram which appeared to show the Portugal superstar in good spirits during a FaceTime call with her.  

Alongside the snap, she wrote ‘You are my inspiration @Cristiano.’ 

Following their stalemate on Sunday Portugal remain top of Group A3 and although Santos knows Ronaldo will be missed, he has faith in his players.

He added: ‘Any player who is absent due to Covid-19 is a big loss, and Ronaldo’s absence is probably even greater [than anyone else’s].

‘But I have absolute confidence in those players who are going to play.’

The couple share daughter Alana Martina, two. Ronaldo has three other children, twins, Eva and Mateo, three – who were born via surrogacy in the United States – and eldest child Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, 10, whose maternity is a mystery. 

Hours before: Ronaldo (bottom left) posed for a photo with his team-mates just hours before the news broke

Hours before: Ronaldo (bottom left) posed for a photo with his team-mates just hours before the news broke