{"id":619696,"date":"2022-11-23T04:16:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T09:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=619696"},"modified":"2022-11-23T04:16:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T09:16:43","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-leaves-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/23\/cristiano-ronaldo-leaves-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Confirm \u2018Phenomenal\u2019 Star to Leave After Reaching \u2018Mutual Agreement&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave the club with immediate effect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/man-utd-official-statement-on-cristiano-ronaldo-22-november-2022?utm_campaign=ManUtd&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via an official statement<\/a>. This comes after the Portuguese forward <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/14\/crisitiano-ronaldo-lambasts-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">slandered the club<\/a> in an interview with Piers Morgan and even disrespected the manager, Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Confirm Cristiano Ronaldo Set to Leave<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect.<\/p>\n<p>The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1595107357159297029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 22, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>United\u2019s Short Statement on Ronaldo\u2019s Departure<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Devils took little time in making their decision on how to punish the 37-year-old after he complained about the various problems within the club and accused them of failing to evolve as a club over the last decade. They&#8217;ve decided to let him go altogether before Portugal&#8217;s opening game in the World Cup against Ghana on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/18\/manchester-united-kylian-mbappe-links-rubbished\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Gives Update on Manchester United\u2019s Links to Kylian Mbappe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United wrote in an official statement: &#8220;Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford, scoring 145 goals in 346 appearances, and wishes him and his family well for the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone at Manchester United remains focused on continuing the team\u2019s progress under Erik ten Hag and working together to deliver success on the pitch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United will save around \u00a317m as Cristiano Ronaldo agreed not to receive any pay off. \ud83d\udd34\ud83e\udd1d\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plan was to invest on new striker in July but Man Utd are now already exploring the market to find a solution in January. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NCo0oLhokg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NCo0oLhokg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1595331204441677824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Ronaldo Reacts to United Departure<\/h3>\n<p>Ronaldo has not minced words with how annoyed he was at his second stint at Old Trafford and blurted out all his feelings in the controversial interview recently.<\/p>\n<p>He has also released an official statement on his departure from Old Trafford, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cristiano\/status\/1595149673777725440?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as he said<\/a>: &#8220;Following conversations with Manchester United, we have mutually agreed to end our contract early. &#8220;I love 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>&#8220;I wish the team every success for the remainder of the season and for the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old has a pretty frustrating start to the 2022\/23 season under Erik ten Hag, being benched for major games against Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. He <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/21\/cristiano-ronaldo-left-out-first-team-squad\/\" target=\"_self\">even left the Spurs game early<\/a> after feeling disrespected at being asked to come on for the last three minutes of the game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/15\/frosty-meeting-bruno-fernandes-cristiano-ronaldo\/\" target=\"_self\">Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s \u2018Frosty\u2019 Meeting Reconstructed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo only scored three goals in 19 appearances for the Red Devils this season. The Portuguese forward, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/phenomenal-ronaldo-praised-after-breaking-800-goal-barrier-2021-12-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dubbed as &#8216;phenomenal&#8217; by England legend Alan Shearer<\/a> after scoring his 800th career goal earlier this season, leaves United after scoring 145 goals in 346 appearances for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave the club with immediate effect via an official statement. This comes after the Portuguese forward slandered the club in an interview with Piers Morgan and even disrespected the manager, Erik ten Hag. 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