June 11, 2009 (Part 2); Man Utd accepts record $131M offer for Ronaldo

BREAKING NEWS!

Manchester United have accepted a world-record $131 million offer for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.

The English champions have given the big-spending Spanish giants permission to talk to the World Player of the Year, according to the United Web site.

United said on Thursday that the Portugal winger had again expressed his desire to leave Old Trafford, and the club now expect the deal to be concluded by June 30.

Real, who have fallen behind bitter rivals Barcelona, have swooped to follow up the $100 million signing of Brazil star Kaka from AC Milan earlier this week.

Real held the previous record when they paid 73.5 million euros (now worth $103 million) for Zinedine Zidane in 2001.

The club's president Florentino Perez said after the Kaka deal was concluded that he would do "everything possible" to sign the 24-year-old Ronaldo as he sought to build a new empire that would match his first stint at the Bernabeu.

United held off Real's advances last summer, with manager Alex Ferguson traveling to the Portugal camp during the Euro 2008 finals to hold crisis talks with Ronaldo.

The player committed himself to another season in Manchester, but was affected by injuries early on and -- despite a sizzling end to the campaign -- was unable to help United retain the UEFA Champions League title, losing to Barcelona in last month's final.

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