{"id":1253914,"date":"2022-11-19T09:45:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T09:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/manchester-utd-explore-legal-action-to-force-ronaldos-exit\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T09:45:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T09:45:48","slug":"manchester-utd-explore-legal-action-to-force-ronaldos-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/19\/manchester-utd-explore-legal-action-to-force-ronaldos-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Utd explore legal action to force Ronaldo&#8217;s exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ro-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Ronaldo\" title=\"Ronaldo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Manchester United are exploring their legal options as they look to end Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s time at the club.<\/p>\n<p>It is accepted at United that Ronaldo cannot play for manager Erik ten Hag again following his fierce criticism of the Dutchman in his TalkTV interview.<\/p>\n<p>He has just over seven months remaining on his \u00a3500,000-a-week contract.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>United could terminate the Portuguese forward\u2019s contract, which would leave him free to sign for another club when the transfer window opens in January.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood they are loath to offer the 37-year-old any kind of pay-off given how strongly they feel about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The club want the matter dealt with quickly to avoid it spilling over into the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In his interview, Ronaldo said he felt \u201cbetrayed by the club\u201d and stated he had\u00a0\u201cno respect\u201d for Ten Hag,\u00a0adding he felt he was being forced out of the club.<\/p>\n<p>United responded on Friday with a statement to say they have \u201cinitiated appropriate steps\u201d in response.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo will captain Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar, with their opening Group H game against Ghana on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He has not played because of an unspecified illness since he captained United in their 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa on 6 November<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo was dropped for the Premier League game at Chelsea last month by Ten Hag after refusing to come on as a substitute against Tottenham three days earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils, who beat Fulham 2-1 on Sunday, are fifth in the Premier League in Ten Hag\u2019s first season as manager.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"w05UsiVWZdY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Censure Motion against Finance Minister - Adom TV News (18-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w05UsiVWZdY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronaldo Manchester United are exploring their legal options as they look to end Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s time at the club. It is accepted at United that Ronaldo cannot play for manager Erik ten Hag again following his fierce criticism of the Dutchman in his TalkTV interview. 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