Manchester United accepts transfer for Ronaldo
Published:Friday | June 12, 2009 | 8:43 AM
Manchester United accepted a world record transfer offer for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid today, clearing the World Player of the Year to negotiate personal terms with the Spanish club.
The English Premier League champions received an unconditional offer of 80 million pounds for Ronaldo.
Madrid confirmed the offer for Ronaldo in a statement yesterday.
The Portugal winger, who joined Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, spent last June pushing for a move to Madrid.
An unsuccessful complaint about Madrid\'s pursuit was made to football\'s world governing body FIFA and a move was blocked by United manager Alex Ferguson, who traveled to Lisbon to persuade his player to stay at Old Trafford.