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Transfers - Ronaldo signs six year deal

Eurosport - Sun, 28 Jun 12:44:00 2009

Cristiano Ronaldo has completed his £80 million world record transfer to Real Madrid, signing a six-year contract.

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"Real Madrid and Manchester United have signed the final agreement for the transfer of the rights of the player Cristiano Ronaldo effective July 1," the Spanish club said.

"The player will remain at Real Madrid for the next six seasons and will be presented on July 6 at the Bernabeu stadium," a statement read.

Portugal international Ronaldo, the World Footballer of the Year, becomes the third confirmed signing under new Real president Florentino Perez, who has returned to the club pledging to create a "spectacular sporting project".

Perez spent around 67 million euros on AC Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaka and has also brought in Spain defender Raul Albiol from Valencia for a reported fee of 15 million euros.

Real and Ronaldo's representatives had been negotiating personal terms since United announced this month they had accepted the Madrid club's offer.

There were no details of the agreement in the Real statement. Spanish media have reported that Ronaldo will earn around 13 million euros per season.

Reuters

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  1. Ronaldo, I won't thank you for what you've done­ to United.. you brought shame to United, know that?­ running and when someone tackles you, you acted like­ someone fired your leg. So, I hope you didn't­ succeed like what you've predicted in Madrid and I­ hope you end much worse than Beckham.

    From Angelos, on Mon 29 Jun 11:57PM
  2. probabily ronald has been afantastic player,thats ok bt­ this does not mean that,his leaving has affected MAN.U­ as aclub or is the end not at all.Man.u still have good­ and promising players and they'll alwayz be there­ and is still winning trophs.

    From Avant, on Mon 29 Jun 1:43PM
  3. oabdulgani. What do you know about being a Man U fan?­ I'm glad he's gone because he was in danger of­ becoming more important than the club in his eyes.­ We'll miss his goals but we won't miss him sat­ on his backside crying over a free kick he didn't­ get, while the opposition attack our goal. Ron wants to­ be the best player in the world, Man Utd fans want­ players who want to be part of the best team in the­ world. There's a difference. Any true Man U fan­ will say the same.

    From Graham P, on Mon 29 Jun 1:03PM
  4. TO jossaste_83: you don't f***ing underestimate­ such a fantastic player and i should say that Berbatov­ can't play 5% of what Ronaldo can. Look at the­ statistics for the last season and u will see how many­ goals difference there is between Ronaldo and Berbatov,­ and also look at the minutes each player has played­ that all talks for itself.

    From Saidamir, on Mon 29 Jun 11:10AM
  5. so long you ugly stuped underwear model!!!! BERBATOV IS­ A LOT BETTER THAN YOU!!!! YOU'LL SEE THIS YEAR­ BARCELONA WILL KICK YOUR A''

    From jossaste_83, on Mon 29 Jun 10:14AM
  6. ferewell moron7... theres only one ronaldo... but­ he's wearing number 9 not 7... lol

    From iXam, on Mon 29 Jun 7:22AM
  7. when ronaldo with MU..i hate him bcoz of MU..but­ now..i'll be watching him as a world class player­ by it own hard works..its not bcoz of that­ fergie...fergie is nothing without the players...good­ luck Ronaldo..

    From Shaifful, on Mon 29 Jun 3:01AM
  8. This transfer has not only caused a power-shift from­ Manchester to Madrid, but it has also caused a major­ shift in power from EPL to La Liga.
    Any Manchester­ United fan who tells you that they are glad Ronaldo has­ left is a liar. Either that or they are in denial.­ United got £80m for Ronaldo - so what??? What's­ money when a player's skills on the football pitch­ are priceless! Ronaldo has been OUTSTANDING for three­ seasons, and without him, United would not have won the­ Championships or the European Cup. £80 is nothing if a­ player is that good. Real Madrid will be feeling very­ pleased about the deal.
    Also, the £80m price tag has­ raised all the other top players prices around the­ world, which means United will have to spend more in­ order to get the best and most suited replacements for­ Ronaldo. United have been well and truly done.

    From oabdulgani, on Sun 28 Jun 11:10PM
  9. I find myself agreeing with the comment fom­ "Wayne" Change the story for goodness sake.­ He is gone and moved on; it is time for us to move on­ unless of course you guys have nothing else to report­ on.................

    From Fjk, on Sun 28 Jun 6:09PM
  10. come on yahoo change the fu**in story iam pissed off­ with this ronaldo transfer news now!!

    From WAYNE, on Sun 28 Jun 5:51PM
  11. So the spoilt little brat has gone on a day when the­ headlines were all about Michael Jackson, I bet that­ annoyed Ronaldo (R.I.P Michael the true king of pop and­ massive loss to the world of entertainment),
    Good­ riddance to Ronaldo's arrogance, brilliant player­ made by man utd, now lets see how he fairs without the­ guidance of Ferguson my guess is that his career will­ go downhill.
    At Madrid how will he handle the pressure­ of being compared to the best player in the world­ Messi? It will happen every week playing in the same­ league together, he buckled in the champion’s league­ final so let’s see he fairs under the same pressure­ week in week out. Not to mention the pressure of­ justifying his £80 price tag, Madrid will want­ immediate returns and the world will expect miraculous­ football from him. Sorry Ronaldo bad move mate you are­ about to find out that the grass is not always greener­ elsewhere.

    R.I.P Michael Jackson :o(

    From Skittles, on Sun 28 Jun 2:45PM
  12. @ getachew44, I'm sorry what I said about you, I­ did not mean to say that about you. You are a madrid­ fan too, and I respect you, eventhough you love­ barcelona more, I still will show respect. I just lost­ it for a second, because you used to be a madrid fan,­ and now you are a barcelona fan too, but I understand,­ barcelona is the best team in the world now.

    From dekouta, on Sun 28 Jun 2:01PM
  13. getachew144 you talk @#$% kid. STFU man ...
    Ronaldo­ you made a mistake ... Man Utd made you who you are­ now, leaving is only going to drop your standards as a­ human being down to the lowest...Time will tell... Man­ Utd gained out of this deal ... Bye Bye Ronaldo .

    From Imad A, on Sun 28 Jun 1:20PM
  14. to getachew44 go milk your TRUE mum and dad

    From zeray g, on Sun 28 Jun 12:47PM
  15. @ zeray g, no I'm not, I have a Catalan mother, and­ is a Barcelona fan, but I also have a Madrid father,­ and I love both clubs, but I love Barca a little more,­ because I used to be a Barca fan befor I was a madrid­ fan.

    From getachew44, on Sun 28 Jun 12:38PM
  16. @ zeray g, quit acting like you are me, and go get a­ life.

    From getachew44, on Sun 28 Jun 12:03PM
  17. to Raimo
    i'm the true getachew44
    all that was not­ me

    From zeray g, on Sun 28 Jun 11:00AM
  18. to Raimo k
    i'm your mate g44
    all that its not me

    From zeray g, on Sun 28 Jun 10:52AM
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    ronaldo is the best

    From zeray g, on Sun 28 Jun 10:49AM
  20. ronaldo will stay at madrid win or lose , , he left­ united for a losing and worse team , , not for money­ but for a club he loved as a boy , , he always said it­ is his dream to play there , , he has kept quiet this­ year meaning he learnt from last sumer , , who are any­ of us to deny him his boyhood dream , ,he served us­ well mostly so i say best of luck ronny , hope we get­ ye in the champions league and whip yes :-)

    From Donal S, on Sun 28 Jun 2:11AM
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