‘It feels like the right time for me to seek a new challenge’ says Portuguese star
“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.Ronaldo’s allegations included that he is being forced out by the club, that senior executives lacked empathy after his newborn son died in April, that the owners, the Glazer family, do not care about the club, and that the manager, Erik ten Hag, does not respect him.
The 37-year-old had been instructed not to return to the club’s Carrington training base after his participation with Portugal in the World Cup. He said at a press conference in Qatar on Monday that he was “bullet proof” and expressed no regret at his behaviour. “I don’t have to worry what others think,” he said. “I talk when I want to.”
With Ronaldo wanting to leave and United intent on being rid of him the question was how – and how swiftly – his departure would unfold. The episode, and two instances since the summer of Ronaldo leaving Old Trafford early, bring an inglorious end to his Old Trafford career.
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