Progression of the British football transfer fee record in 2001 was £38m. On 1 September 2008, Manchester City agreed a reported £32,500,000 fee for Robinho, which remained the record amount paid by a British club until 31 January 2011, when Liverpool paid £35,000,000 for Andy Carroll from Newcastle United, which was also a new record amount paid for a British player. A few hours later, the record amount paid by a British club was broken again when Chelsea paid £50,000,000 for Fernando Torres from Liverpool. On 11 June 2009, Manchester United announced that they had accepted an £80,000,000 bid from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo. The transfer was
Ronaldo Cisneros Ronaldo Cisneros Ronaldo Cisneros Morell (born January 8, 1997 in Coahuila, Mexico) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zacatepec on loan from Guadalajara. Ronaldo Cisneros Morell was born in Torreón, Coahuila, to Mario Cisneros. Mario named him Ronaldo because of the Brazilian football icon during the time, Ronaldo. Showing talent at a young age he caught the attention of a Santos Laguna youth recruiter. He has two sisters, one named Anette and the other named Lidia. Ronaldo joined Santos youth academy in 2011. He continued through all the ranks from Santos Youth Academy successfully going