United accept Ronaldo bid

Manchester United have accepted an £80million bid from Real Madrid for Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo has long been a target for the Spanish giants, whose president Florentino Perez vowed earlier this week to do "everything possible" to take the 24-year-old to the Bernabeu. A statement on www.manutd.com on Thursday morning, under the headline `Reds accept £80m Ronaldo bid', read: "Manchester United have received a world-record, unconditional offer of £80million for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid."