The Mancunian club revealed on Tuesday that the contract of the Portuguese, in conflict with the leaders, had been terminated.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United, it’s over. The Portuguese striker, currently in Qatar for the World Cup, will leave Manchester Unitedby mutual agreement, with immediate effectt”, announced Tuesday the English club in a press release.
«The club thanks him for his immense contribution during his two spells at Old Trafford, scoring 145 goals in 346 appearances, and wishes him and his family a bright future.”adds Manchester United about the departure of the 37-year-old Portuguese star, who recently strongly criticized his coach and his leaders in an interview with the English channel TalkTV.
«Everyone at Manchester United remains focused on continuing the team’s progress under Erik ten Hag’s leadership and working together to achieve success on the pitch.“, concludes the club.
In an interview with English presenter Piers Morgan on TalkTV, broadcast in several parts in mid-November, the Portuguese star said of his coach Erik ten hag: “I have no respect for him because he shows no respect for me».
«Not just the coach, but a couple of other guys around the club. I feel betrayed“added the five-time Ballon d’Or.
He also attacked the owners of Manchester United, the Glazer family, who “do not careof their team’s sporting success and had also scratched his former teammates Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville, who criticized him: “They are not my friends».
After a successful first stint (2003-2009) with three Premier League titles and a Champions League won under Alex Ferguson, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the Red Devils in the summer of 2021.
But the non-qualification of his team in the Champions League at the end of the 2021-2022 season, then his reduced playing time in recent months, have complicated his second spell in Manchester.
CR7’s recent scathing remarks against his club precipitated the divorce.
Last Friday, Manchester United announced that they hadinitiated appropriate measuresin response to his star player’s attacks.
The Portuguese star had assured his side that his open conflict with his club “would not shake“Her selection during the World Cup-2022, which she starts on Thursday against Ghana.
I think it was the right time for me to look for a new challenge
Cristiano Ronaldo
In the evening, “CR7” reacted to this announcement by reaffirming its attachment to the club but also to the supporters while having no word for the management and the staff with whom relations had become icy in recent weeks: “Following conversations with Manchester United we have agreed to an early breach of contract. I love Manchester United and I love the fans and that will never change. However, I think it was the right time for me to look for a new challenge. I wish the team success for the end of the season and in the future“Said the player who did not have a word for the leaders with whom relations, very tense, had come to a point of no return recently.
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