Cristiano Ronaldo believes he has etched his name in football folklore with the record transfer to Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo believes he has etched his name in football folklore with the record transfer to Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his pride at being the subject of an "historic" u00c2u00a380million bid from Real Madrid, PA Sport reported.
The Manchester United and Portugal winger is set to discuss personal terms and undergo a medical with the Bernabeu giants after the English side accepted the offer on Thursday.
"I have had my time at Man United. It's time to look forward and u00c2u00a380million is quite a sum of money. This deal is historic," said Ronaldo, who is currently on holiday in Los Angeles.
"It's flattering when two of the top teams in the world want you to play for them.
"Now I can look forward to Real Madrid and a new stage in my career. I learned of the deal here in LA and heard from my people that United had accepted," Ronaldo said.
I had him first: CalderonMeanwhile, Ramon Calderon, the former Real Madrid president, insists he brokered a deal to sign Ronaldo before leaving the club in January.
Calderon, who has since been replaced by Florentino Perez, told The Sun: "We were in touch with the player.
That is the important thing to know now.
"As far as I knew, he got the agreement with the club. He wanted to leave at the end of this season.
"That was what he agreed with the club and therefore it was easy, knowing that the player wanted to come to Real Madrid, to get a deal let's say. We agreed on everything and he decided to come," he was quoted as saying by AFP.
"Let's say it was a gentleman's agreement in order not to bother Manchester last season, because (United manager, Sir Alex) Ferguson also wanted to keep the player.
