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Alex Ferguson: Real Madrid would have paid United £150m for Cristiano

Ronaldo and Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson has revealed he told Manchester United chief executive David Gill to place a £150 million price tag Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese winger  joined the Spanish giants in 2009 for what was then a world-record fee of £80million but Ferguson believes Real President Florentino Perez would have paid more than twice.

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