Cristiano Ronaldoformer Manchester United player, he assured that it is “the right time to look for a new challenge”.
United announced the departure of the Portuguese on Tuesdayfollowing her explosive statements with Piers Morgan. Cristiano’s situation at Manchester United was unsustainable after the incendiary interview he gave Piers Morgan a few days ago, in which he attacked all levels of the club, including teammates, coaches and management.
Cristiano said the owners only thought about money, that he had no respect for Erik Ten Hag and that the club had betrayed him and failed to empathize with him over the death of his son.as well as having doubted his reasons for absence from the preseason, as explained by the player himself, because his three-month-old daughter was hospitalized.
The club took legal action against him, she contacted lawyers to see how to resolve the situation and he assured, in a brief statement, that he had taken “the first steps” in responding to the Portuguese interview.
“After speaking to Manchester United, we have mutually agreed to terminate our contract“Cristiano said in a statement.
“I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never change. However, now is the right time to look for a new challenge. I wish the team the best for the rest of the season and for the future.“added the Portuguese.
However, At 37 and with the arrival of Ten Hag, he hasn’t adapted to the role of substitute, protagonist of several offenses against the Dutch coachsuch as when he came off minutes before the end of the match against Tottenham Hotspur, refusing to enter the pitch.
From you. AndThe British ensemble thanked in a statement posted on social media the “immense contribution” that the footballer has given in the two periods of his career in which he played at Old Trafford.
no compensation
Christian Left Manchester United without receiving £15.5m (€18m) due for the rest of the contract.
still Christian He had a contract until June 30 of this year, but he did not receive compensation for the termination of his contract as United argued that, if he took the case to trial, they would have won it.
S Cristiano’s statements about the Piers Morgan program, in which he openly criticized the club, violated the clauses of his contractTherefore, in a trial, the Portuguese would not have had the possibility to claim compensation.
Among the contractual breaches that Cristiano would have committed there is also that openly criticize the club, give an interview without permission and disobey the manager, refusing to take the field in the 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur.
Thus ends his second leg at the club
Thus ends Cristiano’s return to Old Traffordthe place that catapulted him to stardom and where he won his first Ballon d’Or, after six years (2003-2009) in the first stage. after nine years glorious at Real Madrid and three seasons at Juventus Turin, Cristiano returned home and was voted the team’s best player last season.
