How Man United forced Real Madrid to pay £80m up front for Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United forced Real Madrid to pay £80million up front to sign Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009, former Red Devils chief executive, David Gill revealed. According to Talksport, the Portuguese superstar had joined Manchester United in the summer of 2003 as a teenager whom few had heard of but

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Anthony Nlebem

Head of Sports at BusinessDay Media, a seasoned Digital Content Producer, and FIFA/CAF Accredited Journalist with over a decade of sports reporting.Has a deep understanding of the Nigerian and global sports landscape and skills in delivering comprehensive and insightful sports content.