- Sir Alex Ferguson : "I asked Gill .....

"I asked Gill (former athletic director of Manchester United) require £ 150 million for Cristiano but he told me not to become naive. Think that Real Madrid had to pay £ 80-150 million for Cristiano considering the fact that paying £ 85 million for Bala., I gave the green light to be transferred Cristianos Real Madrid, but i think it was the right price (€ 94m). "

- Sir Alex Ferguson