{"id":1256082,"date":"2022-11-22T18:58:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/manchester-united-terminate-ronaldos-contract-after-explosive\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T18:58:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:58:09","slug":"manchester-united-terminate-ronaldos-contract-after-explosive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/manchester-united-terminate-ronaldos-contract-after-explosive\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United terminate Ronaldo&#8217;s contract after explosive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"476\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1660736905_766_Screenshot-2022-08-01-120351-696x476.png\"   alt=\"Ronaldo managed 45 minutes against Rayo \/ Matthew Ashton - AMA\/GettyImages\" title=\"Ronaldo managed 45 minutes against Rayo \/ Matthew Ashton - AMA\/GettyImages\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronaldo managed 45 minutes against Rayo \/ Matthew Ashton &#8211; AMA\/GettyImages<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>The decision follows\u00a0a controversial interview\u00a0in which the 37-year-old criticised the club and said he had \u201cno respect\u201d for manager Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties stated that Ronaldo\u2019s exit was \u201cmutually agreed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford,\u201d said a Manchester United statement.<\/p>\n<p>They wished \u201chim and his family well for the future\u201d and added \u201ceveryone at Manchester United remains focused on continuing the team\u2019s progress under Erik ten Hag and working together to deliver success on the pitch\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>United are fifth in the Premier League in Ten Hag\u2019s first season as manager, with the season taking a break for the World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo is with Portugal at the tournament and is set to captain them in their opening Group H game against Ghana on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He talked to the media\u00a0in Qatar on Monday, saying that he will \u201cspeak when he wants\u201d and his row with United will not \u201cshake\u201d the Portugal squad.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo, who scored 145 goals in 346 appearances for United, left Juventus to rejoin the Old Trafford club in August 2021 \u2013 11 years after he left to join Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>He had has just over seven months remaining on his \u00a3500,000-a-week contract with United and his departure leaves him free to sign for another club when the transfer window opens in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing conversations with Manchester United we have mutually agreed to end our contract early,\u201d said a statement from Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish the team every success for the remainder of the season and for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo had not played for United because of an unspecified illness since he captained them in their 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa on 6 November.<\/p>\n<p>He was dropped for the Premier League game at Chelsea\u00a0last month by Ten Hag after refusing to come on as a substitute against Tottenham three days earlier.<\/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=\"apD2O_suIOo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Media Review on Adom TV (22-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/apD2O_suIOo?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 managed 45 minutes against Rayo \/ Matthew Ashton &#8211; AMA\/GettyImages Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United with immediate effect. The decision follows\u00a0a controversial interview\u00a0in which the 37-year-old criticised the club and said he had \u201cno respect\u201d for manager Erik ten Hag. 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