Following Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive TV interview, Manchester United co-owner Joel Glazer will make the final call on the forward’s future at the organization, a source with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press.
Ronaldo’s future at Man United will be decided by Glazer
Ronaldo’s position at United is viewed as untenable after he claimed in an interview that will air in Britain this week that he felt “betrayed” by the organisation and that he does not respect manager Erik ten Hag.
Many people believe that Ronaldo was trying to use the interview to pressure United into selling him after the World Cup.
However, the source with knowledge of the issue stated that Glazer would have the last word in any decision to sell the forward, and Jorge Mendes, Ronaldo’s agent, would be responsible for presenting interested teams. Because they were not permitted to speak about the situation in public, the individual agreed to speak to the AP on the condition of anonymity.
The source added that United’s management had supported Ten Hag’s treatment of the player and was fully in agreement with his decision to cut Ronaldo from the team and order him to train separately from the first team after the Portugal international refused to replace Cristiano Ronaldo in last month’s match against Tottenham.
Ronaldo missed United’s team for the second straight game in Sunday’s Premier League encounter against Fulham due to an illness, according to the club. But on Monday, he participated in a national team training session with Portugal as it started preparing for the World Cup in Qatar.
Even before the season began, there was a lot of talk about Ronaldo leaving Manchester United, but his prospective departure is being hindered by the small pool of teams who can afford to pay his reputed salary of roughly 500,000 pounds ($590,000) each week.
According to a source with knowledge of the matter, Ronaldo has six months left on his contract, and United’s attorneys are presently analysing video of the 37-year-heated old’s interview to establish the club’s legal stance.