Manchester United has announced it has re-signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus, 12 years after he left Old Trafford for Real Madrid.
“Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo,” United said in a statement on Friday.
The financial details of the transfer were not disclosed, but Sky Sport Italia reported that United had offered Juventus 28 million euros ($33m), agreeing on a two-year deal with the attacker worth 25 million euros ($29.5m) per season.
Ronaldo won the first of his five Champions League titles and was first crowned the world’s best player during six years at United between 2003 and 2009.
In total he scored 118 goals in 292 games, also winning three Premier League titles, one FA Cup and two League Cups.
Premier League champions City had been widely linked with a move for the Portuguese forward after missing out on England captain Harry Kane.
However, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hinted a deal was in the offing during his pre-match news conference on Friday before Sunday’s Premier League trip to Wolves.
“Cristiano is a legend of this club, he’s the greatest player of all time, if you ask me,” said Solskjaer, who played alongside Ronaldo.
Ronaldo won two Serie A titles with Juventus, but his time in Turin has not lived up to expectations.
He joined in 2018 after scoring a remarkable 450 goals in 438 matches in a glittering nine-year spell at Real Madrid that also included four Champions League triumphs.
