Ron “away” finally!

So it’s officially end now, Cristiano Ronaldo will officially join Real Madrid come 1st July 2009.

Both Manchester United and Real Madrid have finalized an agreement for the world record £80m ($131.6m or €93.9m) transfer fee for Cristiano Ronaldo to the Spanish club.

United confirmed earlier this month they had accepted a world-record bid from the Primera Division side.

A statement on Madrid’s website on Friday read: “Real Madrid and Manchester United have signed a final agreement for the transfer of the rights of Cristiano Ronaldo from July 1. The player will be tied to Real Madrid for the next six seasons and will be presented on July 6 at the Santiago Bernabeu.”

The Portugal superstar came close to joining Madrid last summer before Sir Alex Ferguson convinced him to stay at Old Trafford.

But Ramon Calderon, who was president of Madrid at the time, claimed this month a “gentleman’s agreement” existed over the signing before he left the Spanish giants in January.

Nevertheless, Ronaldo becomes the latest signing in Florentino Perez’s Madrid revolution.

Perez, who was responsible for bringing the likes of Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Luis Figo to the Bernabeu in his first stint as president, has already taken Brazil star Kaka from AC Milan and Spain international Raul Albiol from Valencia.

So wish him good luck on his new mission and thanks for all the good years at Manchester United.

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Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Nickname: Ronaldo
Date of birth: February 5, 1985
Birthplace: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Former clubs: Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid (current)

Honours:
- English Premier League (2007, 2008, 2009)
- FA Cup (2004)
- League Cup (2006, 2009)
- UEFA Champions League (2008)
- FIFA Club World Cup (2008)
- PFA Young Player of the Year (2007)
- PFA Players’ Player of the Year (2007, 2008)
- FWA Footballer of the Year (2007, 2008)
- European Golden Shoe (2008)
- Ballon d’Or (2008)
- FIFA World Player of the Year (2008).