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 Wilkins Summer Youth Olympics he joined the Academy of New Zealand professional club Wellington Phoenix. After two years he returned to Vanuatu and went to play for Sia-Raga. On October 16, 2017 it was announced by Vanuatu Football Federation President Lambert Maltock that Wilkins will have a two week trial at the academy of Brazilian football giants São Paulo. The trial will begin on 4 November and was arranged by Giovani Fernandez who is a football developer for the Oceania Football Confederation. Ronaldo Wilkins Ronaldo Wilkins (born 30 December 1999) is a ni-Vanuatu footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erakor