- My Account
- Logout
- Register
- Login
Real chief Calderon insists: We'd never pay £80m for anyone let alone Ronaldo
Related Articles
24 June 2008
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has dismissed suggestions the Spanish
champions would be willing to spend £80million on Cristiano Ronaldo.
Speculation has been rife that Madrid would smash their own world-record
transfer fee - set when they splashed £46million on Zinedine Zidane in 2001 - by
offering Manchester United in the region of 100 million euros for Ronaldo if the
Red Devils decided to cash in on their prize asset.
However, speaking just days after Madrid coach Bernd Schuster urged the club to
'pay what is necessary' to take Ronaldo to the Bernabeu, Calderon insists they
will not break the bank for any player.
When asked about Ronaldo, Calderon said in remarks reported by Marca: 'There
is no "Cristiano Ronaldo case" because Manchester (United) do not want to sell.
'In any case, Real Madrid will never pay 100 million euros for anybody.'
United, who recently reported the Primera Liga champions to FIFA over what they
considered to be attempts to unsettle the player, have stated that the Portugal
international is not for sale.
Not on a roll: Cristiano Ronaldo
Comments
Top stories in Sport
Top stories in Sport
-
London gets ready for the Diamond Jubilee - in pictures
-
EXCLUSIVE: I won't play with Joey Barton, says Adel Taarabt
-
Diamond Jubilee: Boat by boat, here is where to watch the Queen's Thames flotilla - VIDEO
-
Duchess of Cambridge is pretty in pink at her first Buckingham Palace garden party
-
News pictures of the day
-
Locked up and banned: The Tube drunk whose vile racist rant was caught on film (video)
-
London 2012 Olympics: Raising the bar and the Games haven't even started yet. Price of toasting Team GB is £6 a pint! -
Timebomb ticking in Thames Estuary could put Boris Island plans in jeopardy -
Duchess of Cambridge is pretty in pink at her first Buckingham Palace garden party
-
Regent’s Park rapist: Teenage jogger assaulted by stranger in terrifying 7am attack
The O2
Check out the cool stuff happening under our tent such as the hottest gigs, comedy, sport, films, clubs, bars, restaurants and much more.
A home to be proud of with Halifax
Download the Halifax's brilliant, free new Home Finder app, and take all the pain out of finding your dream home.
Can you imagine a career in teaching?
Be inspired to teach - let real teachers show you how rewarding the job can be.
Playing a game-changing role during the Games
Cisco is providing the solutions for London 2012's complex IT needs.
Win a Silverstone track day with Zantac 75
Feel the burn of a different kind - 20 Silverstone motoring experiences to be won
Celebrate with MARTINI®
This weekend toast one royal with another and make your Jubilee sparkle with a MARTINI Royale.
Reader Offers email A fantastic selection of
offers, giveaways and
promotions.
Why I think doctors are right to strike
Family pay tribute to the London man who gave his life to save a five-year-old girl from drowning
Eton schoolboys fly Games flag on Everest
Horror on the 5.53! Commuter dragged 200 feet after getting hand trapped on train
Shrimpy's - review