Ronaldo and the club would separate “by mutual consent”, it said. United thanked the star striker for his “huge contribution” in his two spells at Old Trafford. Ronaldo scored 145 goals in 346 appearances for the “Red Devils”.
In an interview with the British star presenter Piers Morgan, Ronaldo had accused the club officials of ManUnited and coach Erik ten Haag of “treason” and criticized the Glazer family, who own the club. The Glazers are not interested in the club, the 37-year-old complained in the interview, which was broadcast on TalkTV over two evenings. He has no respect for coach Ten Hag because he doesn’t respect him either.
After the first excerpts from the interview were published, United announced on Monday that they wanted to analyze all the facts before reacting to them. Ronaldo, who is with Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar, didn’t really intend to come in for United anyway. Ronaldo’s contract with the Premier League representative would have expired next summer, and there were reports of his early departure last summer.
He had already played very successfully at United from 2003 to 2009 and won eight major titles with the club.
Source: Nachrichten
