Cristiano Ronaldo's world-record transfer to Real Madrid from Manchester United has been completed, the Barclays Premier League champions have confirmed.
An "unconditional £80million" fee was agreed between the clubs last month and then came an announcement last Friday that the deal had been finalised and the world player of the year would become a Real Madrid player on Wednesday.
A statement on www.manutd.com stated the transfer fee has been paid, prompting manager Sir Alex Ferguson to pay tribute to the Portugal winger. He said: "Cristiano has been a marvellous player for Manchester United. His six years at Old Trafford have seen him develop into the best footballer in the world."
He added: "His contribution has been a major factor in the club's success in that time and his talent, his ability to entertain and his infectious personality have enthralled fans the world over.
"Everyone here wishes him well in his future career."
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Comment 2, before you make that judgement, it would be nice to see how Messi would cope in the English Premiership for a season or two. After that, he would probably be out of the top ten!
real need to boost defenive mid and centre backs to let ronaldo and kakka the room to play their style or its going to be one expensive season.
paid 12 sold for eighty good business, i'll miss him but i wonder if we will see a new berbatov and a brilliant wayne rooney.
bring on next season.
He said: "Cristiano has been a marvellous player for Manchester United. His six years at Old Trafford have seen him develop into the best footballer in the world."
2nd best or maybe even 3rd best footballer in the world. Messi by far the best footballer in the world at the moment.
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