Manchester United said on Thursday they have received a world record 80 million pound ($131.2 million) bid for forward 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,” a statement on the United website said.
“Matters are expected to be concluded by 30 June. The club will not comment until further notice.”
So Florentino Perez isn’t just stopping at Kaka. It’s shaping up to be one of the most amazing transfer windows ever. Will he go for Franck Ribery too or will United want him as Ronaldo’s replacement?
It’s not a done deal yet, Ronaldo wanted to go last year and it didn’t happen, but this seems pretty definite. How much money has Perez got?
PHOTO: Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo is seen celebrating after scoring his second goal during their English Premier League match against Aston Villa in Manchester, April 5 2009 REUTERS/Phil Noble
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I’m heartbroken at d transfer of Ronaldo…he shd’nt hv left…he ws d star of d Red Devils…eventhough he hs left utd…i think tht they still RULE…GLORY GLORY MAN UTD…!
- Posted by sukanya sharma[...] Cristiano Ronaldo’s obsession with scoring an unforgettable goal in the Champions League final makes perfect sense now the world knows he always intended to leave Manchester United afterwards for Real Madrid. [...]
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- Posted by parma rc car bodies Reports Blog | Rc Carsi dont know about anyone else but is it me or should Real Madrid be concentrating on their defence rather than their attack??? They’ve already 3 fantastic forward players with Jan Huntelaar, Van Nistelrooy and raul. Its the defence thats leaking too many goals. if it wasnt for the quality of Casillas it wouldve been much much more!
against liverpool and barca the defence was shoddy and ridiculously slow, so who next….Terry, Vidic, Barzagli???? any thoughts??
- Posted by ben liddleI wonder if CRon and Kaka are compatible on frontline as they both hold on too much, and they are both weak in tackling. Real Madrid need very strong mid-field to support two tigers in one mountain.
- Posted by MarioNo problema….
- Posted by MRd-Ronaldo go away… MU still have Nani
I think…. Ronaldo is a 2nd beckham…
but… beckham is better than…..
BTW, I wonder where all this money (Real is spending) is coming from …
- Posted by RPI very much doubt that CR will be able to justify that kind of money with his performance on the field. The only thing Real is proving .. is how pissed off they are about watching Barca win 3 trophies this season .. they simply can not stand it .. Given the current economic situation what Real is doing is equivalent to what AIG did in the credit defaut swaps .. so in the end who will bail out Real Madrid now that Franco is dead?
- Posted by RPBy Reuters’ logic, the EPL is now in decline…
- Posted by Steveyou are right Guddi, it is crazy money. Shame for you that he has a big tick on his boots!
- Posted by Markevery one new ron was going. now wayne rooney the the pillar of the team can shine
- Posted by chrisI hate to say it, but I did the maths.
Sir Alex Ferguson bought Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon in August 2003 for 12 million pounds. He sold him to Real Madrid in June 2009 for 80 million pounds. That’s a compound annual return of 37.2%. Of course, Sir Alex had to pay the player’s wages for those six years. By the end of his career, Ronaldo was being paid approximately 122,400 pounds per week, which works out to 6.36M pounds a year.
Ronaldo was not paid that kind of salary at the beginning of his career with United. But with taxes, scouting, agent and legal fees, and other miscellaneous add-ons, let’s conservatively estimate that the total cost of employing Ronaldo was equal to paying him that top wage for his entire six year career at United. 6.36M times six years = 38.2M. Add to that his transfer fee of 12M, it cost United 50.2M to enjoy the services of one of the finest footballers in the world for six years (without adjusting for inflation).
Today, however, we know that it effectively cost United NOTHING to employ Ronaldo. With his 80M transfer, United have made 29.8M on the player, even after paying his wages. The 12M outlay returned 29.8M after six years: a very sweet 16.4% compound annual return, quite apart from the haul of trophies and prize money he helped bring home to Old Trafford.
Is there any other manager in the world who can routinely make these kind of deals? No. And that’s why Ferguson is a genius.
- Posted by Tom Cowell