Record Ronaldo bid accepted by Manchester United
At the request of Cristiano - 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.
"Bye Ronaldo! We dont need you!! We lost Becks, Cantona, Yorke, and Cole... But we still keep winning...... Hope you feel the same like Beckham, Owen, Woodgate, Gravesen, and others.. Remember, "Manchester United and Sir Alex build your career".. Shame of you! Booooooo!"
This was one of the United fan's reaction at the Official Manchester United forums. I agree with that. Without Manchester United, Ronaldo wont be the world best player today...
Some quotes from the newspaper at UK:
"The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo can be the making of Wayne Rooney. Rooney has become a frustrated figure at Manchester United, having been pushed wide left to accommodate Ronaldo. That was never more apparent than in the Champions League final defeat by Barcelona when Ronaldo played for himself and Rooney was left throwing his arms around in despair. The central danger area should be Rooney territory, as he has proved by his brilliant goalscoring run - 10 in his last seven games - for England. Coach Fabio Capello revealed he has got the best out of Rooney by telling him to play in the middle where goals are scored. Simple, yes, but amazingly effective." Shaun Custis, The Sun
"Think of United and many special images blur into one: the history, the ground, the support, the glimpse of Sir Alex Ferguson in the dugout, Sir Bobby Charlton in the directors’ box and the statue of Sir Matt Busby standing proudly outside. All these sights and sounds form the emotional force-field that is Manchester United. No player can ever dream of being bigger than that. No chance. Yet Ronaldo acted during last month’s Champions League final as if marching solely to his own beat, not Ferguson’s, not his team-mates’. It is time for United to be an 11-man team again. Thanks for the memories, Cristiano, and let’s all move on." Henry Winter, Daily Telegraph
"It might have been hard to like Ronaldo but it was harder still not to admire him. Even if Ferguson is allowed to invest all the £80m from his sale in the purchase of new players, United will be a poorer team without Ronaldo. The sad thing is that Ronaldo will almost certainly be a poorer player without United, too. At Old Trafford, he had men like Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez who would run themselves into the ground for the team and leave the glory to him. Despite that, he has agitated for a move to Madrid like a little boy tugging at his mummy’s sleeve, whining and whimpering until he gets what he wants." Oliver Holt, Daily Mirror
"The northern sky is dimmer with Ronaldo's proposed £80m move from Manchester United to Real Madrid, but broken hearts are fewer than expected. About the only prize not claimed by the Fifa World Player of the Year in his six years in England was the adoration of the wider public, who loved his skills but not his ways." Paul Hayward, The Guardian
"Such is the ability of Ferguson to rebuild that even on the day he seems about to lose the world’s best player, he has never been in a stronger position. The sale of Cristiano Ronaldo may mark the end of yet another era but the arrival in his place of Franck Ribery – Ferguson’s most likely target as a replacement – will inevitably usher in another. It is like something out of Doctor Who, and this will be the biggest budget series yet. Bryan Robson became Eric Cantona. David Beckham regenerated as Ronaldo. Each wore the famous No7 shirt, each played the role differently with his own supporting cast." Matthew Dunn, Daily Express
(Source : manutd.com)
Conclusion : Cristiano Ronaldo = Who?
Video about the spoilt Cristiano Ronaldo:
Q&A about Ronaldos transfer by Ian Griffiths and Kelvin Leong
What now for Man United?
Kel: Don't panic United fans! Ferguson seldom makes decisions without a backup plan.
If my guess is right, United probably have got a replacement lined up already. And the man in question is Franck Ribery.
Fergie has long been an admirer of the French maestro who is an ideal sort of player for the Red Devils. He has the speed, guile and tenacity to fit into United's attacking gameplan with ease.
And with 80 million pounds in the bag, the Old Trafford head honcho could very well get the two players he has courted for the past few seasons. Karim Benzema and Ribery. Au revoir!
Ian: Don't panic United fans indeed! You Red Devils should be running for cover as this must be one of the darkest days in the club's transfer history. Losing someone of Ronaldo's class will be a major blow to Fergie's men and I would already say that they will not win the Premier League next season. No matter who United sign, they will need time to fit in and time is one thing you just don't have in England's top-flight. United will finish third or fourth if they are lucky.
Has Ronaldo betrayed Sir Alex and the Red Devils?
Kel: In this modern day and age, loyalty is almost extinct. The days of a Ryan Giggs or a Paolo Maldini have long gone.
Ronaldo has never for one second of his life pledged any form of loyalty to the United flag. From the start, he stated his desire to win titles in the three biggest European leagues namely, Serie A, La Liga and Premier League.
How can it be a betrayal when United are making a seven fold return in investment? This is a good piece of business.
His heart no longer bleeds the red of United. Let him pale in the shadows of Madrid's white.
Ian: Absolutely. Throughout this transfer saga, Ronaldo has gone on record to say that he was happy to stay at Old Trafford - what nonsense.
The guy clearly never wanted to remain in Manchester and always wanted a move to Real. Ronaldo is the archetypal modern day footballer - greedy and egotistical. I doubt Cristiano even knows what loyalty is. What a disgrace!
Which club benefited more from the Ronaldo transfer?
Kel: Definitely United. Now the club can start planning for the future. The deal has been concluded so early into the summer simply because Fergie wants a peace of mind and continue with his business. No player is bigger than a club.
I feel Madrid could very well be heading for disaster with the signing of Kaka and Ronaldo. Both players are superstars in their own right and both will want time and space on the ball. Kaka has shown that he can be a team player at AC Milan but Ronaldo's penchant for wanting everything his way could send Madrid into chaos.
Ian: Real by a mile. Kaka was a superb deal for them, but Ronaldo has outdone the Brazilian. Cristiano was the key piece in Real's summer jigsaw puzzle and will help take them back to the top of Spanish and European football.
I'm not convinced United can match Ronaldo's quality when they look around Europe in their hunt for new players.
Cristiano Ronaldo Factfile: (Bad ones)
2005 October 19 - Arrested and questioned by police after an allegation of rape at a London hotel is made against him. Ronaldo asserts his innocence. No charges are brought.
2006: July 1 Protests to referee Horacio Elizondo after United team-mate Wayne Rooney clashes with Ricardo Carvalho in the World Cup quarter-final between Portugal and England. Rooney is sent off and television pictures catch Ronaldo winking towards the bench. Scores the winning penalty in the shoot-out to knock out England
November 30 - Sent off for two yellow cards in the Manchester derby, the second caution coming after a bizarre handball incident.
2009: January 8 - Escapes uninjured after writing off his Ferrari sports car by crashing into a roadside barrier under a tunnel near Manchester Airport on his way to training.
Reaction from Barcelona:
Barcelona finance director Xavier Sala i Martin is bewildered as to how Real Madrid are funding their summer spending spree.
With a reported transfer budget of 300million euros at their disposal, Madrid president Florentino Perez has this week set about creating a second 'galacticos' era.
The Spanish giants today had a world-record bid of £80million for Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo accepted by Manchester United, hot on the heels of Monday's 68million euros acquisition of Brazil playmaker Kaka from AC Milan.
And Sala i Martin, whose team finished nine points clear of Madrid at the Primera Division summit last month, is puzzled by how the purchases are being financed.
He told Radio Station RAC1: "I don't know where the 300million euros that Florentino Perez expects to invest on signings are coming from.
"He says he will recover that money by selling shirts but, in order to do that, he will have to sell 30million shirts, that is impossible."
Sala i Martin is stunned Madrid are able to spend so much money in such a difficult economic climate.
He added: "I guess someone will have to give him that money and it would be good for him to explain where it will come from.
"How can it be that a football team is loaned so much money, considering the current financial crisis in the country and the policy of restricting credits that banks are currently following? I can assure you that we will not pay 65million euros for a player."
"For that amount we would buy the whole Barcelona team that won the Champions League in Rome." (Source : http://www.espnstar.com/)
- Barcelona can use that 80million pounds to buy the whole Barcelona Team
- Where did Real Madrid's huge amount of money come from?
- Can't Real Madrid develop their own youngsters?
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