Ronaldo sale: Star worth more than his weight in gold

GIVEN his determination to depart Manchester United, the fans always knew Cristiano Ronaldo was no Golden Balls.

But as it was confirmed that the Portuguese former world player of the year was saying ‘adios’ to Old Trafford yesterday, an Irish gold recycling company has worked out that given his outlandish €94m price tag, he is actually 57 times dearer in person than his weight in gold.

Galway-based ForgottenGold.com calculated that at yesterday’s market price on the London Bullion Market for 24-carat gold, 11.8-stone Ronaldo would fetch a mere €1.638m.