THE MONEY MEN: Ronaldo deal will see winger leapfrog Kaka, Zidane and Figo to become most expensive

Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to be granted his wish of a move to Real Madrid after Manchester United today accepted an £80million bid from Real Madrid, which would be a world record if the transfer is completed. Because he's worth it: Luis Figo Here, Sportsmail online looks at five other record-breaking deals. 1. Kaka, £56million from AC Milan to Real Madrid 2009 Three days ago Real made their first major purchase of the summer following Florentino Perez's return as president with the capture of brilliant Brazilian Kaka. The midfielder had rejected a move to Manchester City in January - for nearly double the fee - but the bumper pay day for cash-strapped Milan sealed the deal this time. 2. Zinedine Zidane, £46.7m, Juventus to Real Madrid 2001 Following the controversial arrival of Luis Figo in the Spanish capital a year before, Perez continued his now infamous Galacticos project with the capture of the then FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane from Italian giants Juventus for a world record fee. 3. Luis Figo, £37m, Barca to Real Madrid 2000 Perez was elected Real president in the summer of 2000 on the back of his promise to do the unthinkable and bring the star player from arch-rivals Barcelona to the Bernabeu. Upon appointment he was true to his word, breaking the world transfer record by signing Luis Figo for £37million. 4. Hernan Crespo, £35.7m Parma to Lazio 2000 In the summer of 2000, Sven-Goran Eriksson's Lazio were Serie A champions and flush with cash following the sale of Christian Vieri to Inter Milan a year before for a then world-record fee. They spent £35.7million of their money on Parma's Hernan Crespo, who finished top scorer in the league in his first season in Rome but was unable to help the club defend their Scudetto and also left for Inter in 2002. 5. Robinho, £32.5m, Real Madrid to Manchester City 2008 Having been taken over by the super-rich Abu Dhabi United Group on the final day of the 2008 summer transfer window, the new owners of Manchester City made a signal of their intent by beating Chelsea to the signing of unsettled Brazilian star Robinho from Real Madrid in a Premier League record deal worth £32.5million

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