The transfers between Madrid and United: from Cunningham to Varane

The Real Madrid and the Manchester United are two of the most successful teams in Europe. Whites have 34 Suspenders and 13 Champions League, while the Red devils, they have the championship record of Premier League (20), plus 3 Champions in his record. But before that of Varane, which has been made official this Tuesday, have starred in some of the most famous transfers in the history of football. Likewise, there were also signings that could not be closed, as happened with David De Gea in 2015.

Laurie Cunningham (1983)

Real Madrid: 1979-1983 // Manchester United: 1983

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In 1979 Real Madrid signed Cunningham coming from West brom. The whites paid for the English 195 million pesetas and became the most expensive signing in the history of the Madrid at that time and in the first english to wear the madridista shirt. However, the footballer nicknamed “The Black Pearl” He did not finish adjusting and an injury to his big toe forced him to undergo surgery. The surgical intervention was carried out in December 1981 and only two days later he was hunted in a nightclub, so the Madrid sanctioned him. Nonetheless, Cunningham could dispute the final of the European cup in front of Liverpool in Paris. Despite this, the Real Madrid he did not manage to raise his longed-for seventh European cup. The Madrid lost and Cunningham did not perform on the field.

In 1983 he finished his adventure in Madrid. He left on loan to Manchester United, where he did not have much prominence and only played one game. He completed his career in the Sporting de Gijón, Olympique de Marseille and the Vallecano Ray, among others. He passed away on July 15, 1989 in a traffic accident and leaving at only 33 years old, the Jamaican boy who fulfilled his dream of becoming a footballer.

David Beckham (2003)

Real Madrid: 2003-2007 // Manchester United: 1992-2003

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Beckham began his professional career in the Manchester United. On September 23, 1992 he debuted with the first team in a cupbearer match against the Brighton. However, during the 1994-1995 season he left on loan to Preston, of the Third division, where he played five games and scored two goals. His assignment lasted only a few months, since a plague of injuries left the midfield of the United Y Alex Ferguson requested the return of Beckham. Upon his return, his performances did not go unnoticed, and he soon became the undisputed leader of the United. In the English club he won six titles of League, a Champions, a Intercontinental Cup and two England Cups. Also, it was twice Silver Ball (1999, 2001) and on one occasion Bronze Ball (2002).

In 2003 he signed for the Real Madrid and it became the fourth galactic. The white club paid 35 million euros through the English interior to United. As soon as he landed in the Spanish capital, he won his first Madrid title. Was the Spain Supercup. That course the Madrid had one of the biggest crashes in the history of the white club. In mid-March, the Madrid club dreamed of the triplet, as the team was the leader in League, I was classified for the final of Cup and faced an affordable rival in the quarterfinals of the Champions. However, he finished fourth in the League (after losing his last five league games), he lost the final of the Copa del Rey in front of Saragossa and fell into Champions in front of Monaco. The next two seasons he was second in League and did not pass the eighth in the Champions League. The bad relationship with Fabio Capello during the 2006-2007 season, it caused Beckham lost prominence in the team during the first half of the course, but ended up being fundamental in the conquest of the league title. Despite this, he went free in 2007 to the Angels Galaxy. After his American adventure and his passage through the Milan, retired in the PSG, where he coincided with the current technician of the Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti.

Ruud Van Nistelrooy (2006)

Real Madrid: 2006-2010 // Manchester United: 2001-2006

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The Manchester United signed the Dutch forward in the summer of 2001. The English team paid 16 million euros to the PSV Eindhoven. In its first season in Manchester he scored 36 goals in 49 games. However, he failed to surpass the Arsenal on the Premier League and in the Champions was eliminated by the Bayer Leverkusen in the semifinals. During the 2002-2003 season the United achieved the League title, but in Champions eliminated them Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. In the 2003-2004 campaign Van Nistelrooy broke the record for consecutive games scoring, 10. He won the FA Cup and the Community Shield before him Arsenal. In the Champions League were eliminated in the round of 16 by the Port. During the following course he only played 27 games, due to an injury. In your last year in England he scored 21 goals in 35 league games and was runner-up. The attacker played 219 matches as Red devil and scored 150 goals.

On July 27, 2006, the signing of Van Nistelrooy for him Real Madrid, in exchange for 15 million euros. Since he landed in the Spanish capital, he has won over Madrid fans. In his first season he won the League and was the team's top scorer, scoring 25 goals in the Spanish league. In the 2007-2008 season he won the League, but suffered a serious injury that kept him away from the pitch during the final stretch of the season. Almost a year after his injury he returned to play with him Madrid, but a new injury kept him out for five months. In the 2009-2010 season, he only played four games and decided to leave the club. In total he played 96 games, scored 64 goals and distributed 13 assists. After leaving the white discipline, he completed his career in the Hamburg and in the Malaga.

Gabriel Heinze (2007)

Real Madrid: 2007-2009 // Manchester United: 2004-2007

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The performances of Heinze in the PSG they captivated Alex Ferguson, and his signing for the English club occurred in the summer of 2004, signing a contract for three seasons. In England, the Argentine defender had an exciting start, but suffered an injury at the end of 2005 that kept him away from the pitch until the middle of 2006. That same season he won the League Cup and was runner-up in the Premier League. In 2007 he returned to show an excellent football level and conquered the Premier League. Along with historical players like Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo or Rio Ferdinand, was part of one of the best squads in the history of the Manchester United.

In the summer of 2007 he signed for the Real Madrid in exchange of 12 million euros, to play only two seasons in the Santiago Bernabeu. In the white team he stood out for his intensity and his strong character. His performance was from more to less. The Argentine lost a good part of his great defensive qualities in the last year, but during his first season he was key in the League won by the team led by Bernd schuster. In total, he played 60 games as a white player and achieved a League and a Spain Supercup. “El Gringo”, played in Argentina, Portugal, Spain, France, England and Italy. He has currently been training the Atlanta United of the MLS: but it was recently ceased.

Cristiano Ronaldo (2009)

Real Madrid: 2009-2018 // Manchester United: 2003-2009

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Christian began to stand out in the Sporting of Portugal from a very young age and in the summer of 2003 his signing for the Manchester United in exchange of 18 million euros. In Old trafford was consecrated as a footballer and, during the six seasons that he wore the elastic of the Red devils left a legacy difficult to overcome. He scored 118 goals in 292 games and achieved three Premier League, a Champions, a FA Cup, two League Cup, two Community Shield and a Club World Cup. What's more, Ronaldo obtained in 2008 the Golden Ball, the Golden Boot and the FIFA World Player.

July 10, 2009 Cristiano Ronaldo signed by him Real Madrid. The white club paid 94 million euros to the United by the Portuguese attacker. In its day it was the most expensive signing in history. From the beginning he adapted to the team and it only took nine seasons to become the top scorer in the history of the team. Madrid, by scoring 450 goals in 438 games. It was the cornerstone of the second golden era of the merengue club. During its first three seasons it coincided with the Barça of Guardiola, and only achieved one League (2011-12) and a Copa del Rey (2010-11), in which precisely a goal from the Portuguese gave him the cup title by defeating the cule team 1-0. He had to wait until the 2013-2014 campaign to touch the glory by beating the Atlético de Madrid at the end of the Champions and get the desired Tenth. However, it was not until the arrival of Zidane in January 2016 when its golden age began. With the French coach he won three Champions in a row and became the top scorer in the history of the competition. At the end of the 2017-2018 season, he decided to leave the white entity and head to the Juventus in exchange of 100 million euros. In his nine seasons in the Madrid achieved two Suspenders, two Copa del Rey, two Spanish Super Cups, four Champions, three European Super Cups, three Club World Cup and four Ballon d'Or (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017).

Angel Di Maria (2014)

Real Madrid: 2010-2014 // Manchester United: 2014-2015

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The Argentine footballer signed for him Real Madrid in the summer of 2010 at the express request of Mourinho to reinforce the attack. The whites paid 25 million euros to the Benfica. In his first campaign, the Madrid he was runner-up of League and reached the semifinals of the Champions, where it was eliminated by the Barcelona. However, he managed to conquer the Copa del Rey, after beating 1-0 at Barça in the final played in Mestalla. In the 2011/12 season he was an important piece to achieve the League of the records. The Real Madrid he got 100 points and scored 121 goals. However, he was eliminated again in the semifinals of the Champions. This time his executioner was the Bayern Munich, who defeated the whites on penalties. That year he scored seven goals and gave 17 assists in all competitions.

During the last season under the orders of the Portuguese coach, the Madrid failed to win any title and Florentino Pérez made the decision to dispense with the Portuguese coach. The coach chosen for the 2013-2014 season was Carlo Ancelotti, with which he showed his best version. For the memory of the Madrid fans, he left his exhibition in the final of the Champions League 2014. It was key to winning the Copa del Rey and the Tenth in Lisbon. That same summer he reached the World Cup final with Argentina and was transferred to Manchester United by 80 million euros. In Manchester made a discreet season, in which he did not have a good relationship with Louis Van Gaal and ended up leaving Old trafford a summer later to sign for him PSG, where he forms a dream attack next to Mbappe Y Neymar.

Chicharito Hernández (2014)

Real Madrid: 2014-2015 // Manchester United: 2010-2014

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The Mexican forward signed for United in 2010, from Chivas de Guadalajara. During the 2010-2011 campaign he scored quite a few goals and promised to be a guaranteed striker. On January 4, 2011, he became the top Mexican scorer in the history of the English league. In addition, that same season he achieved his first trophy, by winning the Premier League. However, during the following three seasons he did not perform at the level expected by the English entity and ended up being a regular substitute for the Manchester United. In total he played 157 games for United, scored 59 goals and won 2 Leagues and 3 English Super Cups.

In the 2014-2015 season he was loaned to Real Madrid. His arrival in the Spanish capital was seen as a strategy by the white team to attract the Mexican market. His debut as a Real Madrid scorer in his team's 8-2 victory at Sports. Your technician, Ancelotti did not give him many opportunities, and his most outstanding contribution was in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League. His goal in minute 89 at Atlético de Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu qualified Madrid to the next round, where they would be eliminated by the Juventus. The Mexican forward only spent one season on loan and was a substitute for Benzema. Beyond his goal in Champions, his contribution to the team was almost nil. Got the Club World Cup by beating the final San Lorenzo de Almagro in Morocco. He finished the course with nine goals in 31 games. He currently militates in the ranks of the Angels Galaxy of United States.

The frustrated signing

A spectacular performance of David De Gea in the Manchester United caused the Real Madrid I would like to sign him in the summer of 2015. Both clubs They will star in one of the most famous soap operas of the last decade. The almost transfer of the goalkeeper for him Real Madrid It has ended up being decisive in the career of the Madrid goalkeeper. During the start of the 2015-2016 season, From Gea considered that his stage in Manchester had finished and wanted to head to Madrid. Everything indicated that the player of the United was going to be the replacement for Iker Casillas, who had said goodbye to Madrid that same summer. But until the last market day the English team did not agree to negotiate with the Real Madrid. And when both clubs reached an agreement, the United sent eThe handover fax at 0:32, 32 minutes out of date. What caused that From Gea will stay in Manchester Y Keylor Navas, who had reluctantly agreed to be the bargaining chip in the negotiations, remained as the titular doorman of the Real Madrid for the next three seasons.