Cristiano Ronaldo

2022 - 6 - 12

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Sir Alex Ferguson's 3 disastrous Man Utd signings he wasted ... (Daily Star)

Replacing Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United was a big ask for Sir Alex Ferguson in 2009, though even the Scot will surely admit that his recruitment ...

He joined Stoke City in 2014 and made 144 appearances for the club before joining Hatayspor, where the 34-year-old plays currently. He returned to United but only ever made two league appearances for the club before joining German side Hannover 96. The winger made 14 league appearances for United, struggling with injuries and form. Owen’s time at United was forgettable, to say the least, despite taking Ronaldo’s iconic no.7 when he arrived at the club. United purchased Michael Owen, Antonio Valencia, Gabriel Obertan and Mame Diouf. Of the quartet, former Wigan star Valencia certainly made an impact at Old Trafford and was rewarded with the captain’s armband. Cristiano Ronaldo left the Red Devils for Real Madrid in a deal worth £80million 13 years ago, and United were flush with cash.

Man Utd's 3 flops signed with Cristiano Ronaldo money - and the 3 ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Manchester United sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid in the summer of 2009 for a world-record fee of £80million, but they did not use the funds wisely to ...

It was his first – and as it turned out – last goal for the club. The problem was that Bayern Munich did not want to sell the French winger, who had only been with the club for two years. Diouf was signed from Molde in the summer of 2009, but was immediately loaned back to the Norwegian side, meaning he did not actually arrive in Manchester until January 2010. Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas knew his star player would leave but was keen to extract the biggest fee possible. He described the way the transfer market had escalated over the summer as "stupid" and said United would be "sensible" in refusing to pay over the odds. Obertan managed just one goal and four assists in 27 appearances for United and is forever associated with being a post-Ronaldo flop. "The delay [in signing anybody] is because the manager has not been able to locate the players that he believes fit the Manchester United mindset. Obertan joined United on a four-year contract for a fee of around £3m in July 2009. "The manager has a significant amount of money to invest if he wants to," Nayani said. United had the funds, but not the inclination to spend them. Ronaldo was just 24 at the time yet was already a fully-fledged superstar, having scored 118 goals in 292 appearances for United, and his world-record transfer to Real sent shockwaves through European football. Ferguson was very open on his views of the system.

Man Utd and Real Madrid's hostile dispute before Cristiano ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Manchester United and Real Madrid have something of a coloured past when it comes to transfer dealings where the likes of David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo ...

The Bernabeu chief then publicly insisted that they had done nothing wrong by saying he slept "with a clear conscience" after it became evident that a transfer was not going to happen this summer. However, that was not the end of the matter - there was more drama to come. That came after Ronaldo ramped up transfer talk when he had said a few weeks before: "[Move to Real is] a dream, a step forward, you can call it what you want." As June began, Fergie continued his barrage by saying: "I've had a couple of meetings with the Glazers. Their attitude is, 'To hell with them'. Not to give in to these people. I have said millions of times that I would love to play in Spain." "I would like to play in Spain one day, but I am happy here at Manchester," he said, unwittingly starting a dispute that snowballed out of control.

Quiz: Name the PFA Team of the Year from Cristiano Ronaldo's ... (Pundit Arena)

Cristiano Ronaldo quiz. How well do you remember the 2008/09 season, Cristiano Ronaldo's last at Man United before he moved to Real Madrid? Find out in our quiz ...

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Liverpool icon Robbie Fowler mocks Manchester United transfer ... (Manchester Evening News)

Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has mocked Man United's transfer record after seemingly missing out on Darwin Nunez.

"I don’t want to be cruel, but United could have written a book on how not to do transfers in recent seasons. Signing players just because you don’t want them to go to a rival? Regardless of Ronaldo finishing the season as United's top goalscorer and being named in the PFA Team of the Year, Fowler has suggested his return had the potential to be a disaster.

Phil Jones snubs Cristiano Ronaldo when naming dream ... (Manchester Evening News)

Manchester United greats Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney made the cut, but Cristiano Ronaldo missed out.

Should a reasonable offer come in for Jones this summer, United would be prepared to part ways with the defender after 11 years. Ronaldo did not get selected, though, as Jones instead opted for two other United greats, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney, to finish off his line-up. Jones has 12 months left to run on his contract, but United are keen to strengthen at centre-back with Ajax prospect Jurrien Timber at the top of their shopping list in that regard.

Phil Jones snubs Cristiano Ronaldo as he names his dream Man ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and Nemanja Matic have all made Phil Jones' dream Man Utd team but there's no place for Cristiano Ronaldo despite his exploits at ...

He's always played for great teams and his attitude of trying to be the main man, driving the team on, getting the goals, when you’re in a great team that is seen as a positive. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players of all time and I’m seen as a guy who’s criticising Ronaldo. The defender wasn't present for Ronaldo's first spell at Old Trafford, where he won the 2008 Ballon d'Or and opted to include some of United's other legend in his dream team when quizzed.

Building costs on Cristiano Ronaldo's retirement home almost ... (The Sun)

“He's going to retire there once his career comes to an end and wants to be 100 per cent happy with it.” Read More on Cristiano Ronaldo.

“But a lot of the price hike is to do with the increase in the cost of building materials. BUILDING costs on Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement home have almost doubled to £17million. Building costs on Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement home almost double to £17MILLION

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