Cristiano Ronaldo‘s controversial second spell at Manchester United is to finish with “immediate effect”, the membership introduced Tuesday earlier than a report emerged that their US-based homeowners, the Glazer household, may promote the Premier League giants. Portugal ahead Ronaldo set the stage for his Old Trafford exit final week together with his outspoken tv interview on TalkTV wherein he mentioned he felt “betrayed” by the membership and had no respect for brand new supervisor Erik ten Hag. “Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect,” mentioned a United assertion.

“The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford, scoring 145 goals in 346 appearances, and wishes him and his family well for the future.

“Everyone at Manchester United stays centered on persevering with the group’s progress beneath Erik ten Hag and dealing collectively to ship success on the pitch.”

‘Love United, love the fans’

Ronaldo issued a statement of his own, saying: “Following conversations with Manchester United we now have mutually agreed to finish our contract early.

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“I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never ever change. However, it feels like the right time for me to seek a new challenge.

“I want the group each success for the rest of the season and for the long run.”

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— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) November 22, 2022

As well as criticising the Old Trafford hierarchy and Ten Hag during his interview the 37-year-old Ronaldo, currently with the Portugal squad at the World Cup in Qatar, was scathing about the club’s US owners.

Ronaldo said the Glazer family cared far more about the money-making potential of United than results on the pitch.

The Glazers have long been unpopular with the United faithful, their 17 year reign marked by declining on-field performance and repeated fan protests

Sky News reported Tuesday the Glazers were preparing to formally announce their intention to examine potential sources of outside investment that could include either an auction of United, with a full or partial sale, or strategic partnership with third parties other possible options.

United have not won the Premier League title since 2013 and have sacked several managers following the retirement of Alex Ferguson.

They have also failed to qualify for this term’s Champions League, a setback which may have encouraged Ronaldo in appearing to push for a move in the pre-season transfer window.

But leading English and European clubs opted against moving for a player who, for all he recently scored the 700th goal of his club career, is not the force he once was yet still commands a reported weekly pay packet at United of around £500,000 ($593,000).

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has, however, reportedly held talks with Bayern Munich and been linked with an emotional return to Sporting Lisbon, where he came through the youth ranks.

– ‘Both parties happy’ –
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand said both Ronaldo and the club had got what they wanted.

“Cristiano clearly did that interview with the mindset that he wasn’t comfortable and needed to get out of the membership,” Ferdinand, who played alongside Ronaldo at Old Trafford, told the BBC. “He made that very clear.

“I think Erik ten Hag got what he wanted in this situation as well. Both parties are happy and we can move on.”

Ronaldo has undoubtedly been angered by his decreased standing at United, with the membership now not on the summit of English soccer.

In 2009 he left a United who have been one of many prime groups in Europe however the facet he rejoined limped to a sixth-place end within the Premier League regardless of his 24 targets in all competitions.

Ronaldo made his identify in his first spell at Old Trafford, growing from a prodigiously gifted teenager when he arrived in 2003 into among the best forwards in world soccer.

He received his first Champions League trophy and first Ballon d’Or throughout a trophy-laden spell beneath Ferguson.

He left United after six years for Real Madrid, the place he grew to become the membership’s biggest goalscorer, successful the Champions League 4 extra occasions.

Ronaldo spent three years at Juventus from 2018 earlier than a return to Manchester.

But he has been a peripheral determine this season in an enhancing facet beneath Ten Hag and was just lately disciplined for refusing to return on instead.

Ronaldo, who has scored simply three targets this season, had returned to the group in latest weeks and even captained the Red Devils in a 3-1 loss at Aston Villa, although he was not within the squad for United’s closing match earlier than the World Cup break.

With a world-record 117 worldwide targets he’s captaining Portugal at his fifth World Cup.

The Euro 2016 winners open their marketing campaign in Qatar towards Ghana on Thursday.

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