After a wait of three years, 80,000 fans of Real Madrid on Monday to give Cristiano Ronaldo a clatter welcome a club which comes with the label of the best paid footballer in the world.
Coming from Manchester United, Portuguese end was made in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, exhibiting the same shirt with the number 9 that the legendary Alfredo di Stefano of Argentina wore.
Dressed in the white colors of the club, Ronaldo said to have fulfilled a dream as a kid.
Not expected that the stadium was filled only for me, is impressive, said after being introduced by the club president, Florentino Perez.
Ronaldo appealed to the fans to chant the slogan of the Spanish club.
Now I will count to three and let's all shout together Hala Madrid! Shouted. He then met with the present application and intoned the phrase.
Di Stefano, honorary president of the team and the Portuguese football legend Eusebio was on the podium that was erected on the lawn of the stadium.
It also placed the new trophy as champions of Europe won by the club. The next final of the Champions League will stage the Bernabéu.
The player completed a return to greet the Olympic fans, then do some juggling with a football.
But he had to be withdrawn from the area where security could not contain the people, many adolescent girls trying to jump over the fences in search of autographs. One fan managed to evade security to reach the podium and managed to hug Ronaldo, who signed the Madrid shirt.
Real Madrid had been in their sights since 2006, but it was not until this year, Perez returned to the presidency that could be bought on its record for the equivalent of 131 million dollars.
Their arrival triggered a frenzy around the Bernabéu, the coliseum white, with thousands of fans seeking early entry to see the star of 24 years.
It is estimated that the act was in the Bernabeu for the more massive one from the Argentine player Diego Maradona arrived in Naples in 1984. Last week some 50,000 fans were at the Bernabéu for the arrival of Brazilian Kaka.
Initially, Cristiano Ronaldo underwent the medical examination, which passed without problems.
In excellent condition and very excited to begin the season as soon as possible, said Carlos Diez, director of medical services of the club.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored 120 goals in 313 matches with Manchester, where he arrived in 2003 from Sporting Lisbor. We won everything in England, including a Champions League, three Premier League crowns and a world club championship.
The signings of Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema than the French, pointing to the second galaxy was in Madrid after the original cycle of 2000-06 when the club had in its ranks Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Luis Figo and Ronaldo.
Perez has spent about $ 300 million for the next season after the club was left with empty hands and saw her arch Barcelona reached an unprecedented triple titles.
Madrid leads the five consecutive seasons without surviving the eighth stage of the Champions League final.
