Real Madrid's striker Cristiano Ronaldo poses with the Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain Tuesday Oct. 13, 2015. This is the fourth Golden Boot award Ronaldo has won during his career and his third since joining Real Madrid, where he scored 48 goals during the last La Liga season. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Real Madrid's striker Cristiano Ronaldo poses with the Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain Tuesday Oct. 13, 2015. This is the fourth Golden Boot award Ronaldo has won during his career and his third since joining Real Madrid, where he scored 48 goals during the last La Liga season. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Francisco Seco/Associated Press

Cristiano Ronaldo's First Transfer Fee Was 2 Sets of Kit and 20 Footballs

Mark PattersonOct 16, 2015

In 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid from Manchester United for a world-record fee of £80 million. But by comparison, his first transfer was a bargain, costing just two sets of kit and 20 footballs.

When the 10-year-old prodigy moved from Nacional from Andorinha, that was enough to smooth his path.

The Portugal forward progressed swiftly and has subsequently developed into such a player that even that £80 million fee is considered by many as good value.

He's not the only player to have moved for such a price as a youngster. Another man to wear Manchester United's No. 7 shirt, Angel Di Maria, made his first move as a kid for 26 footballs, as the Daily Mirror noted.