Manchester: Manchester United have completed the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus on a two-year agreement, the Premier League team was confirmed on Tuesday, as Portuguese forward returned to the club where he won eight main trophies since 2003-2009.
United announced that they had agreed a deal with Juventus to bring the 36-year-old son back to Manchester last week, with the transfer now complete after Ronaldo passed a medical, securing visas and personal terms were agreed upon.
The agreed transfer fee was 15 million euros ($ 17.74 million) plus eight million euros in the add-on related performance.
🇵🇹🔴 𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔 𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗗𝗢 🔴🇵🇹🏡 @Crristiano back! #MUFC | # Ronaldoreturns- Manchester United (@manutd) 1630398617000 “Manchester United is a club that always has a special place in my heart and I have overwhelmed by all the messages that I have received since the announcement on Friday,” Ronaldo said in a statement.
“I can’t wait to play at Old Trafford in front of the stadium full and see all the fans anymore.” Ronaldo will join the squad after an international break and can start his first start on September 11 when they hosted Newcastle United if he returned unscathed from his duties with Portugal.
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# MUFC | #Ronaldoreturns https://t.co/Z8Exorrovr- Manchester United (@manutd) 1630400423000Ronaldo was signed by Juventus in 2018 for 100 million euros from Real Madrid in the hope that he could help their Italian team secure their first Champions League title since 1996.
While That goal never paid off, Ronaldo left Turin with 101 goals, two league titles and the Coppa Italia victory.
He told Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri that he wanted to leave the club last week.
The Serie A Club confirmed his previous departure on Tuesday.
Media reports in Italy and the UK said the next player’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has agreed personal terms with the Premier League champions Manchester City.
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Back.⏪ @ Cristiano # MUFC | #Ronaldoreturns https://t.co/ca4bjDakic- Manchester United (@manutd) 1630399500000But in the end it is United who secured his services, avoiding a lot of excitement around the club.
“You run out of words to describe Cristiano.
He is not just an extraordinary player, but also a great human being,” said United Gunnar Solskjaer manager.
“To have the desire and ability to play at the top level for a period that is so long requiring a very special person.” United goalkeeper David De Gea said it would be a “dream” to have Ronaldo back at the club.
The former captain Roy Keane said the age of 36 years was a “birth winner”.
Ronaldo spent six seasons at Old Trafford between 2003 and 2009, where he won the Ballon d’Or as the world’s best player in 2008 along with his team award, before sealing the world who then recorded 80 million pounds ($ 110.24 million) moved to Real Madrid.
During his first spell in Manchester he scored 118 goals and won the Golden Bool Premier League in the 2007-08 season, the year Ronaldo helped United claim their last Champions League title.