€100 Million Man Ronaldo ready for Real
CATEGORIES: News | POSTED BY: Bob McKenzie | July 4, 2009 at 4:31 pmSportspeak understands that the World’s most expensive player the €100 million man Cristiano Ronaldo will be unveiled as a Real Madrid galactico on Monday at the Stadio Santiago Bernabau in front of around 90,000 Madridistas.
The World and European footballer of the year has paid a fulsome tribute to his former coach Sir Alex Ferguson
“Sir Alex has been my father in sport the most influential figure in my career and I thank him for all that he has taught me. I will always have great affection for him and he will always have a special place in my heart.”
Ronaldo also said that he was “happy to be the most expensive player in the World. United and Real have agreed what they consider to be a fair price. The great players cost a lot of money and I won’t be thinking about the price tag when I go onto the pitch for Real. I know there will be pressure and there will be more demands on me but I am used to that pressure having played at the biggest club in the world for the last six seasons. This is a new challenge for me and the pressure will help me to stay as one of the best in the World”
United have shocked the football community by their replacements for Ronaldo with the Ecquadorian Antonio Valencia coming from Wigan and the stunning signing of former Liverpool legend Michael Owen who may inherit Ronaldo’s number 7 shirt at the Theatre of Dreams.
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