So former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo was recently presented in front of thousands of fans at the Santiago Bernabeu.

In a presentation that was by far one of the largest in recent history, it's evident that the Madrid faithful expect huge things from the world record signing.

Since 2003, the transfer window has seen several successful Premiership players make the move from England to Spain's La Liga. Their transition between clubs and leagues has been met with mixed results.

Here, we'll take a look back at how a few those players have fared, and what it could mean for the man formerly known as "CR7". For the sake of keeping it comparable to Ronaldo's position(s), I'll focus on forward and wide players.

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