Cristiano Ronaldo Transfer - Man Utd to Real Madrid for 80m Pound

by Samir Joshi | June 11, 2009 at 06:38 am

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The inevitable can be delayed only. And the inevitable has happened. This was waiting to happen. The biggest transfer in the history of football sees the World Footballer of the Year 08 Cristiano Ronaldo move to Real Madrid from Manchester United for a record 80m Pounds.

The glittering six year stay at Old Trafford has finally come to an end and Cristiano Ronaldo's dream to play in Spain will be a reality next season. Sir Alex Ferguson tried his best to persuade the star winger to stay at United but his heart was not at Old Trafford. He yearned for more challenges, not with United but with Real Madrid.

The transfer sees Ronaldo team up with Kaka at the Santiago Bernebau, what is seen to be the start of another era of galacticos. Real Madrid have smashed their own transfer record and have again brought a world class player to their team.

This move was not being regarded as possible after Sir Alex Fergusons statement that "he would not sell that mob a virus". However, this move is another addition to the list of Manchester United players moving to Real Madrid with Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Gabriel Heinze and David Beckham among others.

Ronaldo, currently on holiday in Los Angeles, has informed Manchester United of his desire to leave Old Trafford for the Bernabeu and the Premier League champions have now granted his wish by allowing him to speak to Real over a transfer.

In a brief statement issued on the club website this morning, United confirmed that they have accepted Real's offer, while stipulating that the deal must be wrapped up by June 30.

The statement said: "Manchester United have received a world-record, unconditional offer of £80million for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.

"At Cristiano's request - who has again expressed his desire to leave - and after discussion with the player's representatives, United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player.

"Matters are expected to be concluded by 30 June. The club will not comment until further notice.

Having failed to prise Ronaldo away from Old Trafford last summer, Real have now stunned United with the size of their offer for the 24 year-old, who cost the Premier League champions £12.2m as a 17-year-old from Sporting Lisbon in 2003.

Ronaldo has done little to hide his desire to play for Real and his behaviour towards the end of last season, when he reacted angrily to being substituted against Manchester City at Old Trafford, highlighted cracks in his relationship with manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

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huneds

at 08:07 on June 11th, 2009

Bad news for football fans... but hope Manchester buy someone really world class like Ribery.

Samir Joshi

at 10:23 on June 11th, 2009

No player is irreplacebale and no player is bigger than the club. Manchester glory days will be back again next season.

Manchester United even after death! :)

Amy Judd

at 09:59 on June 11th, 2009

Wow, he better be worth it...

Samir Joshi

at 10:22 on June 11th, 2009

Yeah, I have a gut feeling he will regret his move. He is leaving a club that has made him the star player that he is today, he is leaving the manager that has always been a father figure to him, he is leaving a team with which he prospered greatly, he is leaving the fans who have always chanted his name....

Playing for Manchester United is everyones dream and he could have gone on to become a legend.... Its a great example of the new generation being unsatisfied and unstable....

Big Loss...... United will rise to the heights of glory again, I doubt Ronaldo will...

His best years are ahead of him no doubt and I wish him all the best in the future, but at the bottom of my heart being a die hard Manc I feel he should have stayed.

Enough said by me. Peace.

andriy yee (not verified)

at 19:22 on June 11th, 2009

u r right...

mudricky

at 12:30 on June 11th, 2009

Mental, just mental. That's all I have to say about that gez lol.

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 13:04 on June 11th, 2009

131 Million for a transfer. I guess they figure they will get the mileage out of Cristiano.

ingerland (not verified)

at 13:46 on June 11th, 2009

At least now, when he cheats at the World Cup next year when England play Portugal (which inevitably they will do, providing Portugal qualify), the whole of the country will be disgusted, not just the whole of the country minus the ManU fans.

jervy sunnassee (not verified)

at 14:37 on June 11th, 2009

better he goes he wnt be as good he was in playing with united. Bring benzema from lyon and samuel eto

andriy yee (not verified)

at 19:20 on June 11th, 2009

its a good news...expected..i'm MAN U fan but i support this move due the performance he show NOT SO PROFFESSIONAL than be4...we can see it after he show his angry after be substitude...he a good n fast player but CANT SHOW in BIG GAME... all the best to him...

jocky (not verified)

at 20:22 on June 11th, 2009

let him go...as brilliant a player he is, he also brings the game down with all his diving BS...the unsportsmanlike crap he has pulled throughout his career make him an undesireable athlete...this transfer shows where the game of football has fallen in recent years

shade jonas (not verified)

at 22:55 on June 11th, 2009

Sir Alex and the crew made him a star. Now up to real british blooded Rooney to flourish again.Remember his performances when Ronaldo was still working 'out'. Wish him all the best though. Let's see what happens to him in La Liga.....

Aeronix (not verified)

at 05:21 on June 12th, 2009

I think he'll regret it

sturna (not verified)

at 08:19 on June 12th, 2009

ronaldo why did you device me

Samir Joshi

at 08:39 on June 12th, 2009

Thank you all for the wonderful response!!!

I am overwhelmed....

glorymanutd:) (not verified)

at 19:33 on June 12th, 2009

Im sure he's guna regret it! Every soccer player wishes they were on man utd and this club made him the soccer player he is today. Real madrid isn't as good as manchesteer united and even if cristiano is on real madrid it's nothing new. Hopefully ribery will join man utd and tevez will stay then man utd will be back and ready to win all of the leagues they are going to be in even without ronaldo. He was a ball hog adn thats why most of the goals made were by him. anyways he won't get any attention and won't be the legend he and everyone including me thought he was going to be because if he stayed on man utd he would have been seen more as a legend than a nobody soccer player on a club with like 5 good players!!!

yonas (not verified)

at 10:23 on June 16th, 2009

am a MANUTD fan and am happy to see ronaldo movinn' coz he is not part of since last year and coz of this we were missing something, team sprite.lets now watch rooney .he is always my favourite and wish the best for ronaldo in madrid..

RED DEVIL!!!!!!! (not verified)

at 05:20 on June 17th, 2009

ITS NOT EASY TO LEAVE A CLUB FOR A PLAYER WHICH MAKE HIM A REAL STAR AND SAME IS A CASE WITH RONALDO.HE IS A STAR WHICH CANNOT BE SEEN EVER AGAIN .IF HE LEAVES MANU THE CRAZE OF PEOPLE FOR RONALDO WILL BE DECREASED.HE IS LOVED BY FANS OF OLDTRAFFORD AND BY ALL OVER THE WORLD. BUT I THINK RONALDO AND SIR FERGUSON KNOWS MUCH BETTER AND THEY WILL TAKE A BETTER DESCION.GOD BLESS RONALDO AND OLD TRAFFORD.

zai69 (not verified)

at 20:03 on June 17th, 2009

i want alex take eto to man utd.

akshit (not verified)

at 03:17 on July 24th, 2009

goooo ronaldo go.join real madrid cuz kaka is also dere in real madrid

lucky jude (not verified)

at 04:03 on August 5th, 2009

i thick that move was disgusting and i thick alex knows what he is doing and please alex bring ribery home and we crash those guys like arsenal because last season they were to simplefor us in chapions league.bring players like benzema robinho juninho of lyon eto sneijer

lucky jude (not verified)

at 04:15 on August 5th, 2009

ronaldo is fucked up he doesnt know were he came from.tell him that am not happy with his move. he will not shine,he will become like beckam and ruud van