The shocking news of Cristiano Ronaldo's comeback to Manchester United (MU) has shocked social media. As a result, MU's Instagram was flooded with millions of new followers.
Reporting from Dailymail, before the announcement was issued, MU's Instagram had 43.1 million followers. Within two hours after it was announced Ronaldo is Coming Home, the number of followers of the club which was formed in 1878 increased to 44.3 million,
When we published this article, @machesterunited's Instagram followers had reached 44.9 million. It is not impossible that this number will continue to grow considering that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the big names in world football.
Not only that, this Portuguese footballer is famous on social media. Cristiano Ronaldo is listed as the person who has the most followers on Instagram. Until now the number of followers reached 334 million.
As is known, Cristiano Ronaldo has officially returned to Manchester United. The 'Red Devils' have announced that they have agreed the transfer of the Portuguese star with Juventus.
"Manchester United is delighted to confirm that it has reached an agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to personal agreements, visas and medical tests," said a Manchester United statement.
Cristiano Ronaldo was reportedly bought by Manchester United for a fee of around 25-30 million euros. The 36-year-old striker is reportedly set to sign a two-year contract.
Manchester United is not a foreign club for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese player played at Old Trafford for six years in the 2003-2009 period, before then moving to Real Madrid.
With Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped into stardom. He won three Premier League titles, one Champions League title, also won the FA Cup, English League Cup (2 times), and the Club World Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer saga just started this Friday (27/8/2021), when he was rumored to be close to Manchester City. The rumor triggered Manchester United to move and approach the former player.
In the process Manchester City withdrew, while Manchester United made quick and good progress until announcing the deal. MU is not expected to find significant obstacles and will soon complete the details of the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo.
