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 Rodrigues de Jesus He was also successful for his club sides, winning numerous trophies. Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 19 June 1965 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer, better known on the football pitch as Ronaldo, or Ronaldão ("big Ronaldo"), to differentiate him from his younger compatriot and teammate, also dubbed Ronaldo, who was initially nicknamed Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo"), a nickname later adopted by footballer Ronaldinho Gaúcho. A former defender, Ronaldão played 14 matches in the "Seleção" (Brazil national football team) between 1991–1995, scored two goals, and won the 1994 FIFA World Cup with the Brazilian