BBC: Man United sign young Ronaldo according to Portuguese TV!!!!!!!

[Kevin]

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3142959.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3142959.stm</a>

Man Utd 'sign young Ronaldo'


Sporting Lisbon's U21 international Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a five-year £8m deal with Manchester United, according to Portuguese television reports.
The player's agent, Jorge Mendes, is said to have met United representatives on Monday.

The 18-year old played in last Wednesday's pre-season friendly to celebrate the opening of the new Alvalade XXI stadium which will feature at next year's Euro 2004 finals.

The match ended 3-1 to the Portuguese hosts.

 

[electricblunkett]

Five Live have also just run this story...Graham Taylor (for what it's worth) rates him very highly indeed.

 

[LethalInjection]

OMFG
he will be the best premiership signing of the summer <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />

 

[redmanc]

Quality signing if its true (cant see why it wouldnt now) he was outstanding v us last week, good move fergie!

 

[Dans]

story removed - lazy journalism by the beeb.

 

[redmanc]

Originally posted by Dans:
<strong>story removed - lazy journalism by the beeb.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Its still there..

 

[LethalInjection]

Man Utd 'SIGN' LISBON STRIKER RONALDO
man united in signing a good player this summer shocker

 

[Dans]

show me

 

[muchadu]

This kid could be brilliant. Might pick up a few pointers from Ruud along the way, to improve rapidly. He could be worked into some FA games and against some crap sides like Arsenal.

 

[RioNkeanofan]

I´m not seeing it either !

But still, if he signs that´s brilliant news

 

[LethalInjection]

Originally posted by Dans:
<strong>show me</strong><hr></blockquote>

BBC teletext

 

[Kevin]

Originally posted by RioNkeanofan:
<strong>I´m not seeing it either !

But still, if he signs that´s brilliant news </strong><hr></blockquote>

?? u lot joking or? I click on the link and the story is there. Just go to the BBC website and to its football section. There's his pic and the headline.

Or follow the link at newsnow:

<a href="http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Manchester+United" target="_blank">http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Manchester+United</a>

 

[redmanc]

heh its still there for me, cleared out my cache to and loaded it again (not going in via proxy either).

 

[LethalInjection]

"The reports said that the under-21 international has signed a five year deal for around £8million

The player's agent is said to have met United's representatives to tie up the deal"

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3142959.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3142959.stm</a>

it's happening <img src="graemlins/smirk.gif" border="0" alt="[Smirk]" />

 

[RioNkeanofan]

Nope, i wouldn´t joke about that..

This is what i get:

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Please click the back button to try another link.

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[Dans]

Originally posted by redmanc:
<strong>heh its still there for me, cleared out my cache to and loaded it again (not going in via proxy either).</strong><hr></blockquote>

How do you clear cache? Is it not just deleting temporary internet files? I cannot see this story though I see the link on the BBC homepage.

 

[BusbyReds]

The link is on BBC's main page, but the story isn't there. That, combined with the fact that "sign young Ronaldo" is in quotation marks, makes me pretty skeptical.

 

[Kevin]

Weird. I now see the story is modified:

Sporting Lisbon's U21 international Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a five-year £8m deal with Manchester United, according to Portuguese television reports.
The player's agent, Jorge Mendes, is said to have met United representatives on Monday.

The 18-year old striker played in last Wednesday's pre-season friendly to celebrate the opening of the new Alvalade XXI stadium which will feature at next year's Euro 2004 finals.

The match ended 3-1 to the Portuguese hosts.

The news comes just hours after it was confirmed that Brazilian World Cup winner Kleberson had been granted a work permit.

Kleberson is set to become the first Brazilian to play for the Premiership champions.

He now only needs to tie up a few minor details and is set to complete his £6m move on Tuesday.

this link:

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3142959.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3142959.stm</a>

 

[RioNkeanofan]

Originally posted by Kevin:
<strong>

?? u lot joking or? I click on the link and the story is there. Just go to the BBC website and to its football section. There's his pic and the headline.

Or follow the link at newsnow:

<a href="http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Manchester+United" target="_blank">http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Manchester+United</a></strong><hr></blockquote>

If i click that i get the same thing.

 

[CremboMan]

Still it's not 100 percent.
BBC only saying it's according to reports on portuguese TV, definitely good progress tho.

 

[Kevin]

Dunno about portuguese tv and signing news on their own players, but in holland when news announces something about a dutch player having signed for a club it's always true...

 

[CremboMan]

Originally posted by Kevin:
<strong>Dunno about portuguese tv and signing news on their own players, but in holland when news announces something about a dutch player having signed for a club it's always true...</strong><hr></blockquote>

In Israel when that happens it means the player signed a new contract with his current club

 

[LethalInjection]

NEWS IN THE LAST 5 MINUTES: Chelsea chasing Ronaldo
<a href="http://chelsea.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=884&p=2&stid=8317916" target="_blank">http://chelsea.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=884&p=2&stid=8317916</a>

 

[Red15]

I've just checked the BBC site and the story's still there.

I have more confidence in this story when they say that the source is Portuguese TV. Surely, they have really good contacts/sources within Sporting Lisbon.

 

[Dans]

Istill can't see the bbc story - also the bbc news front page is showing as last updated at 2pm. Wtf is going on?

 

[CremboMan]

I think the BBC banned you Dans. <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />

 

[Floyd]

From Chelsea.rivals.net

"The Ronaldo that we are talking about is not the goof-teethed pie-addict at Real Madrid but Christiano Ronaldo, a winger at Sporting de Lisboa."

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />

 

[Dans]

Since when was the bbc run by romans?

 

[BusbyReds]

I can't see it either.

 

[LethalInjection]

still not reported on sky sports news, not even on planetbollox who live on these stories

 

[RioNkeanofan]

Originally posted by Floyd:
<strong>From Chelsea.rivals.net

"The Ronaldo that we are talking about is not the goof-teethed pie-addict at Real Madrid but Christiano Ronaldo, a winger at Sporting de Lisboa."

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>


<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />

 

[Jens]

Originally posted by Dans:
<strong>Istill can't see the bbc story - also the bbc news front page is showing as last updated at 2pm. Wtf is going on?</strong><hr></blockquote>


Can´t see it, either. Think the German ISPs have banned those sites.

 

[Dans]

Originally posted by Jens:
<strong>


Can´t see it, either. Think the German ISPs have banned those sites.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Are you taking the piss??! Why would Germany dare ban anything from England?

 

[ndpnpu1]

it's just come up on mutv as an 'unconfirmed rumour'

 

[Red15]

Originally posted by electricblunkett:
<strong>Five Live have also just run this story...Graham Taylor (for what it's worth) rates him very highly indeed.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Five Live has just reported this again. The BBC is definitely going with this story.

 

[muchadu]

MUTV knows damn well if it's true or not. I guess they are playing the drama game.
If this is true, a big if... and a class defender being signed, then things are looking extremely bright.

 

[Dans]

I was always under the impression that MUTV knew pretty much feck all about what goes on with these matters.

 

[vanthaman]

well we will find out once the stock exchange opens

 

[Kevin]

Okay this is from another forum with portuguese football fans:

Ronaldo on the way to Manchester United , 5 years 12 million euros
Acording to RTP1 Ronaldo signed for 5 year, Sporting to get more than 12 million euros. But the other news media are not confirming.

12 million euros its more then 13 million dollars


Sporting – Cristiano Ronaldo a caminho do Manchester United


ASF
Cristiano Ronaldo já é jogador do Manchester United e vai ser apresentado amanhã em Old Trafford, segundo notícia esta noite avançada pela RTP.


O empresário Jorge Mendes reuniu-se esta tarde com responsáveis do Manchester United e já existe acordo para a transferência do jovem (18 anos) jogador leonino para Inglaterra. O acordo é por cinco épocas e atinge uma verba de 12 milhões de euros, ainda segundo a RTP.


Cristiano Ronaldo deu nas vistas ao rubricar excelente exibição na recente partida de inauguração novo estádio do Sporting, precisamente diante do Manchester United (3-1).

Dias da Cunha, presidente do Sporting, não confirmou nem desmentiu o acordo com o Manchester, remetendo o assunto para a SAD: «O problema do futebol é com a SAD.»
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So only one sports channel has reported it so far. Don't get ur hopes to far up if u don't want to face another Ronaldinho type of disappointment.

 

[Hawkeye]

look at 302 on ceefax

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