Torres poses with the ball as Atletico fans watch on during his unveiling
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo at Santiago Bernabeu
Ad
Cristiano Ronaldo at his unveiling at Real Madrid attended by 80,000 people
Ad
Trending
In 2009, Real Madrid broke the record for the most expensive signing in football history. Only five days after Kaka was unveiled at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid presented to their fans the new £80m capture from Manchester United and the rest is history.
An unbelievable 80,000 people showed up to greet Cristiano Ronaldo on a summer evening at the Bernabeu. The Portuguese forward was coming to Real Madrid as a Ballon d'Or winner. The whole affair hardly lasted more than 10 minutes and Bernabeu witnessed three high profile signings and presentations within the span of a few days after Karim Benzema also signed for them in the subsequent days.
Ad
The former Manchester United winger is easily one of the greatest players in the modern game, if not the best. With Real Madrid, he has won three UEFA Champions league titles, two La Liga titles, two Copa del Reys, two FIFA Club World Cups, a UEFA Super Cup and Supercopa de Espana. Clearly worth the hype.
×
Feedback
Why did you not like this content?
Was this article helpful?
Thank You for feedback
About the author
Shambhu Ajith
Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.
For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.
Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.
Trending
