Well it has finally happened. Manchester United have accepted a world record offer of £80m from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo. “Manchester United have received a world-record, unconditional offer of £80million for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. At Cristiano’s request — who has again expressed his desire to leave — and after discussion with the player’s […]
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be on his way to Barcelona after the European champions reached a deal with Inter, but the move depends on whether Samuel Eto’o agrees to the other way, according to a report. El Mundo Deportivo state that days of negotiating have produced an agreement that would see the Italian outfit receive €10 […]
Kaka’s commercial appeal at Real Madrid could see his world record transfer fee repaid in just one year. He has the potential to generate €70 million in business, according to a report. The Brazilian has put pen-to-paper on a mammoth move from AC Milan, but that will comfortably smoothed over by the amount that his […]
Yesterday we looked at the match day revenues of clubs in the Premier League and the huge gap between the big clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal and the smaller clubs like West Brom and Fulham. Clubs with the highest gate and match day revenue should be able to afford the best players and they […]
Real Madrid CF have signed Brazilian international Kaká from AC Milan in a reported €68m deal. Six-year contract The 27-year-old has agreed a contract running until 2015 with his arrival following the appointment of former Villarreal CF coach Manuel Pellegrini by returning Madrid president Florentino Pérez on 1 June. Kaká, who joined Milan from São […]
Real Madrid have completed the signing of Brazilian playmaker Kaka from AC Milan on a six-year deal. The fee is reported to be about £56m, which would be a new world record in pounds sterling, surpassing the £45.6m Real paid for Zinedine Zidane in 2001. Kaka, 27, revealed he has joined the Spanish club to help […]
There was an interesting article in the Times by Gabriele Marcotti on Why Real Madrid’s finances outstrip Manchester United. Marcotti went into some of the details as to why Madrid are so rich and Soccer Tickets Online reader Ariff Ridzuan provided a lot more details on where Madrid’s money comes from. When Real Madrid’s new […]
Diego Forlan’s agent believes the European Golden Boot winner will remain at Atletico Madrid. The former Manchester United striker scored 32 goals for Atletico last season to earn them a spot in the Champions League but has been linked with a move away from the Vicente Calderon. Reports suggest Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City […]