Manchester United announced that Cristiano Ronaldo will leave the club immediately. Since the summer, Ronaldo has been going from storm to storm, and after the latest altercation, the man’s departure was considered inevitable.
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Premier League club Manchester United immediately. Ronaldo’s and United’s problems started already in the summer, and the course never reversed.
Two shocks already in the training season
Ronaldo did not participate in United’s tour to Thailand in the summer. The team had practice games on the trip, but Ronaldo opted out citing family reasons. Later in the summer, when Ronaldo was involved in a friendly against Rayo Vallecano, he left United’s home stadium before the end of the match. The Portuguese played the first half in the match.
The head coach Erik ten Hag commented at the time that it was unacceptable for anyone to leave the match prematurely.
Refused to play in October’s Tottenham match
After a difficult start to the season, United, who improved their performances, beat Tottenham 2–0 in October. Despite the team’s good performance, Ronaldo grabbed the headlines without playing a single minute. He first refused to go on the field from the substitution, left again before the end of the match to the locker room and quickly from the entire stadium.
Ten Hag later told the press that Ronaldo had also refused to come on the field as a substitute during the match. Ronaldo was again frustrated at not being in the starting line-up for the match and given the responsibility he felt he deserved.
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Barked his company in a heated interview
The final nail in the shortening love story between Ronaldo, who became beloved in Manchester in the early 2000s, and the traditional club was the Portuguese forward’s media persona For Piers Morgan interview given in early November.
In the interview, Ronaldo said that he felt betrayed. Morganin said at the time that Ronaldo has had enough of the ridicule and accusations that have been directed at him in recent months.
Ronaldo said time stood still at Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson left the club in 2013. Ronaldo criticized the club that Ferguson knows ManU is not at the level it should be, but others refuse to understand.
– After Sir Alex left, I haven’t seen any development in the club. Nothing has changed, Ronaldo said.
Ten Hag received harsh criticism from the attacker. The dams burst.
– I don’t respect him because he doesn’t show respect to me, Ronaldo uploaded.
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Under the World Cup, Ronaldo himself comment for the first time (you will switch to another service) awesome interview. The Portuguese did not consider the timing of the interview to be a problem.
– For me, the best timing is always my timing. I don’t have to think about what other people think. I speak when I want, Ronaldo commented.
Last week, a video of the dressing room of the Portuguese national team preparing for the World Cup went viral on social media, where Ronaldo received another Portuguese player representing Manchester United Bruno Fernandes. Ronaldo offered his hand as a greeting to Fernandes, who forcibly extended his hand, but did not look at Portugal’s number one star at all.
What next?
Ronaldo played for Manchester United twice. Between 2003 and 2009, he became a fan-loved superstar who was awarded the best player in the world in 2008. The second visit was short and ended with commotion.
The aging striker is no longer in his peak years. The ugly end of the United era leaves the player’s continuation open. In the January transfer window, the Portuguese is free to move to a new club.