The relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United seems irretrievably broken. The English record champions have now instructed their legal counsel to sue the striker for breach of contract. The club is reacting to the sensational interview of the 37-year-old.
The conflict between Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo reaches the next level of escalation. After the sensational interview with the football superstar, the English record champions are now reacting clearly – and instructing their lawyers to sue the 37-year-old. Breach of contract is the accusation, as the “Guardian” reports. United are therefore striving for a quick solution to the situation that has been building up for months. “That means,” writes the British medium, “that Ronaldo will most likely never play for United again.” In addition, the Portuguese was informed not to return to the training center after the World Cup.
The Premier League club itself only released a brief statement saying that “appropriate steps had been taken in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent media interview”. There will be no further information “until this process is completed”. The attacker’s contract runs until the summer of 2023 and, according to the Guardian, should bring him around £500,000 (approx. 575,000 euros) per week. In the interview, Ronaldo accused coach Erik ten Hag of “treason” and said United “wanted to get rid of him”. He also said of his Dutch coach: “I don’t respect him because he doesn’t respect me.”
According to The Guardian, United were unaware of the interview Ronaldo gave at Piers Morgan. In it, he also harshly criticized the owners of the club, the Glazer family. He accused them of not caring about United and accused executives of showing too little compassion after the death of his newborn son in April this year. The publication of the first excerpts caused a great deal of excitement – and above all the assessment that Ronaldo’s statements were tantamount to a reckoning.
For the 37-year-old, the allegation of breach of contract is the next low point in a sustained downturn. At United, Ronaldo has failed to lead the side to success since his return last year. Instead, ten Hag also stabilized the club by slashing the Portuguese’s game shares. Ronaldo made his last appearance before the World Cup on November 6, even as captain, in the 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa. After the tournament in Qatar, it is almost impossible that there will be more after the latest developments.
