On this day in 2009: Man Utd accept bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United confirmed they had accepted an £80million bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo on this day in 2009. A world-record deal was expected to be completed by the end of June. Real president Florentino Perez had already vowed to do “everything possible” to sign FIFA world player of the year Ronaldo, and, unlike […]