Transfer News: Cristiano Ronaldo

As expected when I wrote my last entry, Cristiano Ronaldo make his world record transfer to Real Madrid for a whopping 80 million pounds. 2 days after Real Madrid paid 67.5 million for Kaka. In this economic situation, makes me wonder where they get the money from.

As commented previously, I'm happy that he has moved on and Manchester United making a good decision. With his behaviour last season e.g signalling his strong desire to leave Man Utd, throwing his jersey when being substituted, Sir Alex Ferguson would have reached his limit. Remember what he did to Jaap Stam, David Beckham and Ruud van Nisterooy. There's only one boss in Manchester United, and that's Sir Alex.

Anyway, the transfer has been finalised and it will be interesting to what Man Utd does with the money and how a team with Casillas, Ramos, Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robben, van Nisterooy, Higuan and Raul can do in the Champions League and La Liga.

For your information, below is a list of top 10 transfers in the world to date. Note that 50% of the players did not perform up to expectations at their new team. In other words, they flopped.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) from Manchester United to Real Madrid (2009) - 94 million euros
2. Zinedine Zidane (FRA) from Juventus to Real Madrid (2001) - 75 million euros
3. Kaka (BRA) from AC Milan to Real Madrid (2009) - 67.5 million euros
4. Luis Figo (POR) from Barcelona to Real Madrid (2000) - 61 million euros
5. Hernan Crespo (ARG) from Parma to Lazio (2000) - 56 million euros
6. Gaizka Mendieta (ESP) from Valencia to Lazio (2001) - 48 million euros
7. Rio Ferdinand (ENG) from Leeds United to Manchester United (2002) - 47 million euros
8. Andrei Shevchenko (UKR) from AC Milan to Chelsea (2006) - 46 million euros
9.. Juan-Sebastian Veron (ARG) from Lazio to Manchester United (2001) - 46 million euros
10. Ronaldo (BRA) from Inter Milan to Real Madrid (2002) - 45 million euros

Another reason why Man Utd was right to let him go. Picture speaks a thousand words

Paris Hilton with Cristino Ronaldo - source: TMZ.com