Manchester United has appointed lawyers to sue Cristiano Ronaldo for an alleged breach of contract after claims made by him in a recent interview, with the club seeking a swift resolution to the issue.
The Premier League club has begun the legal process of tearing up Ronaldo’s £500,000-a-week contract without paying him a penny of the £16million he would have earned until it expired in August 2023.
The fallout from Cristiano Ronaldo’s Talk Tv interview continues with Manchester United saying that they have initiated the appropriate steps in response. The club is exploring the possibility of terminating Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract after his interview with Piers Morgan.
This means that, Ronaldo will certainly never play for United again and it is clear the player has been instructed not to return to the club’s Carrington training base after his participation with Portugal in the World Cup in Qatar.
Ronaldo conducted a highly-critical interview where he accused his employers of betrayal and took swipes at head coach, Erik ten Hag, as well as the club’s hierarchy.
Speaking to Piers Morgan on Talk TV, Ronaldo made series of allegations against United. These included he is being forced out by the club, that senior executives lacked empathy after his newborn son died in April, that the owners, the Glazer family, do not care about the club, and that the manager, Erik ten Hag, does not respect him.
United has waited until the full extent of Ronaldo’s comments were made public before deciding on their response, and after the final part of the interview with Piers Morgan was aired on in the UK.
Ronaldo’s Contract With Man United
Manchester United signed Ronaldo to a two-year contract, with an option for an additional year, in August 2021. He returned to the club after stints with Real Madrid and Juventus.
If the option year hasn’t been triggered, his deal would expire in August 2023.
Ronaldo is set to play for Portugal in the 2022 World Cup. Its first match in group play will be against Ghana on November 24.
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