Official: Ronaldo gone to Real for £80m

[LFC Brian]

Oh look

 

I was right

 

Man United

 

Selling Club

 

Ho, ho, ho

 

So much for not selling them a virus eh, you fucking gobshite

 

Well Slur the Virus must have been Chlamidya because you sold them a CUNT

[sir roger]

According to the various Manc talking heads on SSN , Tevez will stay & Valencia ( believe Real have now lost interest ) is practically agreed, so £45m is already gone & certainly no improvement to the team.

 

Assuming they are allowed to use all of the £80m ( May not all be upfront cash either ) they have £35m + any owners cash / sales of Campbell etc.

 

This would only give enough to realistically buy one of the major names mentioned ( prices will rise sharply )

 

Buy Ribery - overall goalscoring threat is reduced

Buy Villa - Is Rooney going to stay out left without losing patience with the manager

Buy Benzema - don't rate this lad that highly & leaves both of the above worries for them

 

Can't see Messi going.

[Guest simon]

As much as i hate the cunt tis could be very bad.

[navbasi]

People who are saying that "Utd can now strengthen their team with that money", it's like they've never spent big before.. If Slur was desperate for a player this summer and whether he was going for £50m, the funds would have been made available, as they always are for him to sign him up.

 

I'm made up that they've lost one of the best players. I think he still scored 30 odd goals this season despite missing the first month or two of the season.

[Xherdan]

People saying they'll get Valencia forget that Real have made bid for him too, looks like Real have the scum where they want them, especially if you believe the mancs wanted Kaka

 

 

 

Perez has played a blinder so far.

[Xherdan]

As much as i hate the cunt tis could be very bad.

 

 

Why do you think that mate?

[Dirk]

Perez has played a blinder so far.

 

Aye, one scheming, horrible twat outschemed by another scheming, horrible twat.

[INTORRESTING]

I cant wait for Platini's statement on this disgracefully exorbitant transfer. It has ruined football. 136 million on two players. Perez will claw a lot of that money back pretty quick though, a few tours, some serious shirt sales and a marketing overdrive.

 

They wont win the title or the cl next year though unless they buy a back 4

[Guest simon]

Why do you think that mate?

 

Because 80 mill is a lpot of money with the money they already have they could buy 2 or 3 world class players one of who is Benzema who i fear big time.

[ToxtethTerror]

Interesting article from the Times.

 

Now that Florentino Pérez appears to have delivered on his election promise and Kaká is bound for the Bernabéu, you may be wondering just how Real Madrid's business model allows them to compete with the Premier League.

 

Without a Russian oligarch or Arab sheikh, where do Real find the money to outspend everyone? For a start, Real are a massive club, with possibly the biggest footballing brand name in the world. Not coincidentally, they have topped Deloitte's Money League for each of the past four seasons and they've done so despite doing poorly in the Champions League.

 

They have the third-highest average attendance in Europe and while their stadium revenue cannot compete with Manchester United, it still packs a punch. They have been extremely aggressive in pursuing sponsorship opportunities, including overseas tours (on several occasions they have held pre-season training camps in places such as Vietnam and China).

 

Anything else going for them? Oh yes. Their domestic television contract is by far the richest in the world. They are also helped greatly by tax legislation - originally intended for overseas bankers and executives - that allows their foreign players to pay tax at about 23 per cent for the first five years that they are in the country.

 

This means that, in headline figures, if they want to pay Kaká £8 million after tax, it would cost them less than £10 million a year, whereas it would cost United £16 million (thanks to the new 50p top marginal rate introduced at the last Budget). Over five years, that's a difference of £30 million.

 

Finally, there's Real's status as, effectively, a non-profit social trust. This means they do not need to generate £30 million a year just to service their debt (like United).

 

Whatever debt they hold (and detail here is murky) is with local banks, many of whom are under political and social pressure not to tighten the screws. Real are too big and too important to fail or to come under the kind of debt pressures that affect traditional clubs. The club's social, political and economic significance dwarfs that of any other club in the world, with the possible exception of Barcelona. In that sense, they play by a different set of rules.

 

Just how much is their TV contract worth? Well, according to the club, in 2006 they signed a seven-year deal with MediaPro guaranteeing €1.1 billion (now about £956 million) for their domestic league TV rights. At least, that's Real's version of events: MediaPro has never disclosed the figure and some dispute the amount. But, if it is true, they earn £135 million a season from their domestic league rights, more than twice what United receive.

 

How does the structure of the club differ from other leading sides? Real are one of four Spanish clubs - the others are Barcelona, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao - who were exempted from a 1991 law forcing teams to become plcs. This means they hold regular elections to determine who will lead the club. The president then selects his board and appoints his men to key positions within the club.

 

So what do you need to do to get elected? To stand for election you have to be a Spanish citizen who has been a club member for at least ten years. And, crucially, you have to submit a deposit equal to 15 per cent of the club's budget, or about £50 million. (But you don't need to come up with the cash yourself, you just need a bank to vouch for you.) Once that's done, you campaign, just like in any other election, and, ultimately, it's the members who decide.

 

Now that Pérez has been elected, does he have to fund the club? No. In fact, he's not allowed to. He simply runs the club. Of course, Pérez is one of the wealthiest men in Europe, with wide-ranging business interests. No doubt he can leverage them to help the club, particularly when it comes to their relationship with banks and sponsors. Ultimately, though, he cannot finance the club. And, of course, he's not supposed to benefit from it financially.

 

Real's top five transfers

 

1. Kaká, from AC Milan, 2009, £56.2million. “God's Footballer” preferred Madrid to Manchester.

2. Zinédine Zidane, Juventus, 2001, £45.6million. “Zizou” shattered the world transfer record (and the hearts of Juventus fans).3. Luís Figo, Barcelona, 2000, £38 million. Signing him was Florentino Pérez's election promise.

4. Ronaldo, Inter Milan, 2002, £30 million. The “Phenomenon” was signed after his comeback from injury at the 2002 World Cup, when he helped Brazil to become world champions.

5. David Beckham, Manchester United, 2003, £25 million. “Goldenballs” snubbed Barcelona to join Real, increasing his status as a commercial juggernaut while helping them to secure a league title in 2007.

[Whelan]

Because 80 mill is a lpot of money with the money they already have they could buy 2 or 3 world class players one of who is Benzema who i fear big time.

 

 

Why, what have you done to him?

[Haan'sThunderbolt]

Where have Madrid got the money from? I thought they were broke.

[dirty_sanchez]

Because 80 mill is a lpot of money with the money they already have they could buy 2 or 3 world class players one of who is Benzema who i fear big time.

 

Why? He's not that good.

[Guest Rafa's Dirk]

I dont care what anyone says, as much of a cunt as ronaldo is, he is irreplaceable, who are they going to get to replace him? a man that can play on either wing, upfront, and can do a job in center of midfield? Plus the 30+ goals a season? Messi? Theres no way he is leaving Barca after last season, Ribery? Hes not going to get 30+ goals a season. So who is there? IMO they need midfielders, scholes giggs ronaldo all on their way out, United wont be as strong next season without ronaldo. United selling Ronaldo is like us selling Gerrard.

[El Rojo]

They've sold their best player, which makes it a good day for us.

[ToxtethTerror]

I dont care what anyone says' date=' as much of a cunt as ronaldo is, he is irreplaceable, who are they going to get to replace him? a man that can play on either wing, upfront, and can do a job in center of midfield? Plus the 30+ goals a season? Messi? Theres no way he is leaving Barca after last season, Ribery? Hes not going to get 30+ goals a season. So who is there? IMO they need midfielders, scholes giggs ronaldo all on their way out, United wont be as strong next season without ronaldo. United selling Ronaldo is like us selling Gerrard.[/quote']

 

I'd hold fire if I were you, Ferguson is a master at building teams and replacing star players... in the past 6 years he has managed without Nistellroy, Beckham, Keane to name but 3. Beckham used to get 25 goals and 25 assists a season - they soldiered on. Ferguson will have a plan.

[Red Nick]

I just sit here in envy, I wouldnt mind it if we signed Messi and Kaka

 

Alonso, Ronaldo and Kaka now thats a trio to put the shits up barca

[Lucky Pierre]

Because 80 mill is a lpot of money with the money they already have they could buy 2 or 3 world class players one of who is Benzema who i fear big time.

Benzema is crap, really.

Where have Madrid got the money from? I thought they were broke.

Franco and the Government.

[Herp McDerp]

I'd hold fire if I were you, Ferguson is a master at building teams and replacing star players... in the past 6 years he has managed without Nistellroy, Beckham, Keane to name but 3. Beckham used to get 25 goals and 25 assists a season - they soldiered on. Ferguson will have a plan.

 

 

When?

[Guest simon]

Why? He's not that good.

 

He has the makings to become an amazing Prem striker i think.

[Guest LFD]

Given Agger hasn't signed his new contract let's hope Real don't start looking for new defenders.

 

He's certainly the ball playing centre half that they'd crave.

[Upton74]

Good for us - Ronaldo was able to cut it in the Premiership. Anyone else coming in is always a risk.

[Guest RafaIsRafa]

Beckham used to get 25 goals and 25 assists a season

 

What? Dont talk shite, fucking hell.

 

His highest ever tally was 16, next highest 12, how is that 25 goals a season?

[Lucky Pierre]

Beckham used to get 25 goals and 25 assists a season

Are you on crack Rash? His highest tally was 16, and he got past the 10 mark 4 times in his 10 seasons.

[Josef Svejk]

Beckham used to get 25 goals and 25 assists a season.

 

Really? Which season(s)?