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 Vanin Ronaldo Vanin Ronaldo Vanin (born 31 January 1983) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Alpignano Calcio. Vanin started his playing career in Italy with Torino, as part of the team's youth system. He made his professional debut in the 2002–03 season, playing three Serie A games with his club before being sent out on loan to minor league teams Benevento and Avellino. Since then, he spent almost his whole career in the lower ranks of Italian football, including a season at recently relegated Serie B club U.S. Lecce in 2012. In 2013, he left Italy