{"id":1257836,"date":"2022-11-25T08:52:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T08:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/25\/nigerian-football-club-lobi-stars-rule-out-move-for-man-uniteds-ronaldo\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T08:52:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T08:52:58","slug":"nigerian-football-club-lobi-stars-rule-out-move-for-man-uniteds-ronaldo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/25\/nigerian-football-club-lobi-stars-rule-out-move-for-man-uniteds-ronaldo\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian football club Lobi Stars rule out move for Man United&#8217;s Ronaldo"},"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\">Cristiano Ronaldo \/ Matthew Ashton &#8211; AMA\/GettyImages<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nigerian side Lobi Stars has ruled out a move for Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo in what appears to be banter, maintaining that the club has not made any contact with the player or his representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The former Real Madrid forward\u2019s contract was terminated by Manchester United earlier in the week after the Portuguese\u2019s interview with journalist Piers Morgans where he lashed out at Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag, and others.<\/p>\n<p>Aware of the situation, the Makurdi-based side said the club has no plans to move for Ronaldo. (Tweet below)<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>\u201cPlease be informed that #WeAreLobi is yet to make any contact with representatives of #CristianoRonaldo following his release from Manchester United,\u201d the Nigeria Professional Football League said in a tweet on their verified handle late Wednesday. \u201cWe wish him the best &#038; #LobiStars will make no further comment on this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since Ronaldo\u2019s contract termination, the five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner has attracted interest from several clubs across the world; 14th-tier English football league side AFC Crewe were among the first to make an offer to the striker.<\/p>\n<p>The non-league AFC Crewe offered the talisman a \u00a335-a-week record deal, a sharp contrast from the reported \u00a3500,000-a-week he had with Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm that the club has made an official approach to sign free agent Cristiano Ronaldo\u00a0@Cristiano\u00a0on a one-year deal,\u201d the club said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould Cristiano accept the offer, he would become AFC Crewe\u2019s highest-paid player, taking home \u00a335 per week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Ronaldo is with the Portuguese team for the World Cup in Qatar, he is expected to make a decision about his career after the tournament in the Middle East nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE: <\/strong><\/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=\"dCmpryoIzyc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cargo drivers launch national towing services to curb trend ahead of Christmas (24-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dCmpryoIzyc?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>Cristiano Ronaldo \/ Matthew Ashton &#8211; AMA\/GettyImages Nigerian side Lobi Stars has ruled out a move for Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo in what appears to be banter, maintaining that the club has not made any contact with the player or his representatives. 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