Total split between Cristiano Ronaldo and United

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The English club has fined the Portuguese £1 million after a controversial interview in which he said he felt “betrayed” and harshly accused his coach Erik ten Hag.

After months of wrangling, the relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United has reached a point of no return. The ‘red devil’ club has opted to fine the Portuguese player an exemplary £1 million following his words in an interview on Sky with ‘The Sun’ journalist Piers Morgan. In that controversial conversation, he claimed to feel “betrayed” by the Old Trafford leadership and attacked his current coach, Erik ten Hag, and his predecessor, Germany’s Ralf Rangnick, very harshly.

“The club will consider its response once all the facts are established. The institution wants to keep its focus on the second half of the season and on the momentum, belief and commitment that is being built between the players, the coach, the coaching staff and the fans.” United said in a statement in an official statement. position that behind the scenes is already a total break with a footballer called to leave the club at the next winter market after blowing up a long-deteriorated relationship.

“I don’t respect him because he doesn’t respect me,” Cristiano Ronaldo said in relation to Ten Hag. “They turned me into the black sheep. Not just the coach, there are two or three more within the club who want me out and not just this season, but since last season,” he added in reference to those he considers guilty of a situation without the turn the page, inappropriate for the Portuguese career.

Given the conflicting positions, the player’s agent, media outlet Jorge Mendes, will need to activate his network of contacts in the coming weeks to find shelter for the man who has been a United legend since his brilliant first spell at Old Trafford. The high profile of the player and the 37 years of the footballer, who will turn 38 in February, are the main obstacles in the search for a club in which Cristiano will finish his career with the elite.

The truth is that the most viable option at the moment is Sporting de Portugal, the club where Cristiano Ronaldo was trained. Apart from the salary, prohibitive for Lisbon’s financial strength, the return to the origins to close the circle fits the player’s future. The delicate situation of the greenish team in the Portuguese league, where they are fourth at an already insurmountable distance from Benfica, dominator with an iron fist of the Portuguese championship, makes the signing difficult. Likewise, the top scorer in Champions League history should settle for playing in the Europa League which he has already tried at United this season as Sporting play the round of 32 against Danish side Midtylland.

Chelsea, Napoli or Atlético, clubs the Madeiran footballer was linked with in the summer, seem to be out of the question at the moment, so the alternative for Cristiano now would be to take a step back and end his career in a lower level championship like the American MLS where they would guarantee the Portuguese a juicy contract and a different experience.

Source: La Verdad

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