Very few footballers can boast of an illustrious career like Cristiano Ronaldo. What
makes the Portuguese talisman special is not 🌈 only his goal record, but also his career
longevity, which can be attributed to his disciplined training, fitness, strict diet
🌈 regimen, and above all, the unquenching thirst to push boundaries at the world’s
highest stage. CR7, as he is fondly 🌈 known by his fans, defined an era along with his
arch-nemesis Lionel Messi by achieving almost everything under the sun. 🌈 To celebrate
the footballing giant, we have compiled a list of Cristiano Ronaldo transfers, right
from the nascent stage of 🌈 his career to the present.
Here is a table on Cristiano
Ronaldo transfers for your reference:
Transfer year From To Transfer fees 🌈 2003 Sporting
CP Manchester United €19 million 2009 Manchester United Real Madrid €94 million 2024
Real Madrid Juventus €117 million 🌈 2024 Juventus Manchester United €17 million 2024 Free
agent Al Nassr Free
Sporting CP to Manchester United (2003)
The young prodigy joined
🌈 Manchester United after the then-United Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, was impressed by
his performance in the match against United, which 🌈 Sporting won 3-1. Ronaldo was
initially poised to join Arsenal, but Ferguson hijacked the transfer right under Arsène
Wenger’s nose 🌈 by closing the deal after the Sporting game for a reported sum of €19
million.
Manchester United to Real Madrid (2009)
After 🌈 winning 3 Premier League titles
and a UEFA Champions League, among others, with the Red Devils, Ronaldo fulfilled his
dreams 🌈 of joining the world’s biggest football club, i.e., Real Madrid. During his time
at United, the Portuguese star won his 🌈 first Ballon d’Or in 2008, thus setting the
stage for more. CR7 supposedly joined Los Blancos for the then-highest transfer 🌈 fee of
€94 million.
Real Madrid to Juventus (2024)
After cementing his place as the club’s
all-time top-scorer by surpassing legends like 🌈 Raúl and Alfredo Di Stéfano, and winning
every possible trophy with the Los Blancos, Cristiano decided to take on a 🌈 new
challenge in Serie A and Europe by joining Juventus.
Ronaldo reached the pinnacle of
his career at Madrid by winning 🌈 an unbelievable 4th Ballon d’Or during his time in
Spain. After bidding farewell to Santiago Bernabéu, Ronaldo joined Juventus for 🌈 a
reported fee of €117 million.
Juventus to Manchester United (2024)
Touted as the most
exciting homecoming of the decade, Ronaldo returned 🌈 to the Theatre of Dreams for a
second stint with a reported transfer fee of €17 million. However, despite a 🌈 flying
start, Ronaldo would go on to become a frustrated figure as United entered a period of
crisis.
After Erik Ten 🌈 Hag took over the reins from interim manager Ralf Rangnick,
Ronaldo was relegated to the bench. This further compounded the 🌈 frustrations of Ronaldo
and was the final nail in the coffin of his United career. After a controversial
interview with 🌈 Piers Morgan, Ronaldo was axed from the United squad.
Al Nassr
(2024)
After his fallout with Ten Hag and the subsequent termination 🌈 of his contract,
Ronaldo was a free agent. Seizing the opportunity, Saudi club Al Nassr swooped in to
sign Ronaldo 🌈 by offering him a record-breaking €200 million per year salary. Ronaldo
obliged the offer by rejecting the advances of American 🌈 club Sporting Kansas City to
join Al Nassr.
This concludes our complete list of Cristiano Ronaldo transfers. As a
tribute to 🌈 the legend, we will leave you with a quote by another footballing icon,
Zinedine Zidane: “When you play with Ronaldo 🌈 in your team, you are already 1-0
up.”
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