Can Cristiano Ronaldo speak English in Manchester United?

Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in Manchester to play his second spell at United. The Portuguese is known to speak English, having spent six years living in England while playing for Manchester United, Ronaldo learned to speak English fluently and has maintained this ability to this day.

From 2003 to 2009, Ronaldo played for Manchester United in the English Premier League. He joined when he was 18 years old, ready to learn what it takes to be the best and learn from those around him. To do this, he had to learn to understand and speak that language. Although he didn't learn it right away, by the time he left England in 2009, he could speak English fluently. He could also comfortably carry on a conversation in English.

Cristiano Ronaldo: his time in Turin

Ronaldo speaks Italian. Since joining Italian soccer club, Juventus, in 2018, he has shown that he can understand and speak Italian. However, he is not very comfortable speaking Italian and often answers questions in English or Spanish instead of Italian. In the summer of 2018, Cristiano Ronald arrived in Turin, Italy, to play for Juventus.

Cristiano demonstrate do adapt to any latitude and an ability to learn languages. The third language that many people ask if Ronaldo speaks is Spanish.

Ronaldo's time in Madrid

After spending nine years living in Spain while playing for Real Madrid, Ronaldo learned to speak Spanish fluently and maintains this ability to this day. In 2009, Ronaldo left England and joined Real Madrid in Spain. Real Madrid paid around $100 million for this transfer fee and, at the time, it was the most expensive transfer in soccer history.

As with Ronaldo's previous moves, Ronaldo needed to learn the language of the country in which he lived and worked. Although there are many nationalities in the locker rooms of all the top soccer teams in the world, most communication is done in the language of the country in which the team is located.

Ronaldo quickly learned to speak Spanish with confidence, as you can see in this video below, and will continue to speak Spanish regularly to this day. The reason Ronaldo learned to speak Spanish so comfortably and quickly probably has to do with his country of birth and the similarities between the two languages.

Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Portugal and of course speaks Portuguese even though people don't hear Ronaldo speak Portuguese that often. Ronaldo speaks Portuguese fluently. Born and raised in Funchal, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, Portuguese is Ronaldo's mother tongue and the first language he learned to speak. Ronaldo has spoken Portuguese since he was a child.

How much did Manchester United pay for Cristiano Ronaldo?

Cristiano Ronaldo decided to return to the club where he made his name in the world of soccer and where he rose to fame. Although the deal was announced last Friday, the figures of the operation that brought the Portuguese back to the Premier League 12 years later were still unknown.

Juventus in an official statement has released all the numbers of this transaction between them and Manchester United. The English team will have to pay 15 million for Cristiano, having five years to pay them, but that can be increased by eight million, after the achievement of certain sporting objectives. This operation generates a negative economic impact for Juventus in the 2020/2021 financial year of €14 million, due to the adjustment of the net book value of the player's registration rights.