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Ex-Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes Paul Pogba deal is a risk: 'People thought I was crazy to pay £80m for Cristiano Ronaldo'

Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has compared the furore surrounding Paul Pogba's impending move to Manchester United with Cristiano Ronaldo's switch to the Bernabeu.

The Frenchman is set to become the world's first £100million player, a move which has been criticised by the likes of Arsene Wenger and Jurgen Klopp.

Ronaldo's 2009 move to Real Madrid for £80m was, at the time, a world-record deal, and Calderon says he faced the same critics as United have this time around.

Paul Pogba arrives at Carrington ahead of his Manchester United medical on Monday
Paul Pogba arrives at Carrington ahead of his Manchester United medical on Monday
Ramon Calderon has compared the Pogba move to that of Cristiano Ronaldo's in 2009
Ramon Calderon has compared the Pogba move to that of Cristiano Ronaldo's in 2009
Calderon (R) oversaw the transfers of many Real Madrid players during his time at the club
Calderon (R) oversaw the transfers of many Real Madrid players during his time at the club

'We will only know if this is a fair price in few years from now,' the 65-year-old told Omnisport.