“I’d havemajordoubtsthat[Ronaldo
joiningCity]isa possibility,” saidhis
formerteam-mate,Wayne Rooney,
ina pressconference.“Cristiano’s got
a greatlegacyatManchester United.”
Finally,onAugust31,hoursbefore
thetransferwindowclosed,the two-
yeardealand£12.85milliontransfer
feewereconfirmed.Thenegotiations
weren’tquitedonethough;a couple
ofdayslaterEdinsonCavaniagreed
togiveuphisNo.7shirt to letRonaldo
haveit.Withinfourhoursofthat
announcement,shirt-salesrecords
weresmashedasfansflocked
onlinetogetholdofa shirt.
knowsabout my never-endinglove
forManchester United,” he said
onInstagram.“Ican’tevenstart to
explainmy feelings rightnow,asI see
myreturntoOld Trafford announced
worldwide.It’slike a dreamcometrue.
“I’mright here!I’mbackwhereI
belong!Let’smakeit happen once
again!”
Withfivegoalsin hisfirst five
gamesbackattheclub,Cristiano
certainlydidmakeit happen.
“Betweenhis two
PremierLeague debuts,
Ronaldohadscored 669
goals in England,Spain
andItaly, plus more than
100 forPortugal.The
brace took himto 120
Unitedgoals,leavinghim
19thonthe club’slistof
all-timetopscorers”