Manchester United appointed lawyers to sue Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for alleged breaching of club contract. According to reports Manchester United Plan to Sue Ronaldo after he made the allegations against the Club in a bombshell Interview.
It’s expected that Portuguese star will probably never play for the Premier League side again and it’s understood he has been told not to return to Carrington, the club’s training base after the World Cup in Qatar.
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During an interview, Ronaldo made a series of allegations about United, including that he is being forced out by the heirachy, that senior executives lacked empathy after his son died in April, the club’s owners don’t care about the club, and that Erik ten Hag, the United manager, doesn’t respect him
“I feel betrayed,” Cristiano Ronaldo told Piers Morgan of his treatment by Manchester United, the giant club that Forbes ranked this year as the most valuable in England, behind only Real Madrid and Barcelona worldwide.
A club statement released today said: “Manchester United has this morning initiated appropriate steps in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent media interview.
The professional football club has appointed lawyers to sue Ronaldo for breach of contract. Both parties look likely to get what they want out of this—Ronaldo never playing for the club again. The real battle may be over how much of his $70 million salary he will eventually be paid.
“We will not be making further comment until this process reaches its conclusion.”
The club reportedly had no prior knowledge of the interview, who wanted to leave Old Trafford this summer. His contract is thought to be worth around £500,000 per week and runs to July 2023.
Remember that Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined United after a decorated six years with the club, bagging three Premier League titles, the FA Cup, two League Cups, the Champions League as well as the first of his five career Ballons d’Or.
His return to the Premier League in 2021 was met with joy by many supporters and hailed as a coup by then manger Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Few months ago he Star Footballer gets an lucrative offer of 480 Million Dollars to leave Manchester United for a club in Saudi Arabia that was rejcted by him.
Ronaldo has a contract with Manchester United till 2023. He has informed the club that he wishes to leave before the new football season begins. Over two years, he has received a great offer from an unnamed Saudi Arabian club worth £233.23million (€275 million). This offer would make him the highest-paid sportsman.