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We were offered him for around £6m-£8m, not the £12m the mans paid

 

But you have to remeber that the young Ronaldo was considered very much as a show pony at the time. His goal scoring and crossing was poor. Plus he came on the back of previous moves from Sporting to sell us his predecessor..

 

True, but then others would call that view (of him being "a show pony") short sighted

 

At the time, the title was accurate. United took the risk and eventually it paid off handsomely. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.