Manchester United announces the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo: How much did the player earn and what awaits him?

Manchester United announced this Tuesday, November 22, the termination of Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract by mutual agreement. Likewise, he thanks him for his contribution to the club in its two stages.

Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. says the statement, published both on social networks and on the website of the English team.

“The club thanks him for his immense contribution at Old Trafford, scoring 145 goals in 346 appearances, and wishes him and his family every success in the future. Everyone at Manchester United remains focused on continuing to progress as a team under Erik ten Hag and working together to achieve success on the pitch.”adds the pronouncement.

It is worth mentioning that he still had six months of employment with the club. However, the constant friction since the start of the season and the clash with the authorities of the institution and the coach Erik ten Hag led Manchester United to finally make this decision.

What consequences could there be for Cristiano Ronaldo?

As a result of the latest problems between the striker and the club, different English media reported that, due to his statements, Cristiano Ronaldo would be fined 1 million pounds sterling by the institution, equivalent to 1.15 million euros for his interview with Piers Morgan.

According to The Guardian, Manchester United had already warned the player that they did not want him back and that they had a team of lawyers working on a lawsuit against CR7. for breach of contract after criticism given.

“Manchester United have initiated appropriate measures in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent media interview. We will not comment further until this process reaches its conclusion.” explained the club in a statement days ago.

The English club maintained that the player’s statements were cause for justified termination in accordance with FIFA’s Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, which explains that “Any abusive conduct by a party that has the objective of forcing his counterpart to terminate a contract or modify its terms, will constitute a justified cause of termination for the counterpart (player or club).”

When does the player’s contract end?

Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract with Manchester United ends at the end of this season, that is, in June 2023.

In addition, it is important to mention that his contract is among the highest in the club. According to the Daily Mail, the striker would be earning approximately 30 million euros per year, which, in monthly figures, could be close to 2.5 million euros.

What is the reason for the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo?

As is known, the differences go back a long time, when the problems between the Portuguese and the coach, Erik ten Hag, became evident. Cristiano even refused to play the preseason and in a game against Tottenham, he decided to retire from the substitute bench before the final whistle, after seeing that the DT had already made all the changes. After that, the player was sidelined as a sanction.

Nevertheless, The situation exploded when the striker gave an interview to the British journalist Piers Morgan, where it became clear that the relationship with DT was broken.

“When I signed with Manchester United I thought that everything had changed because it was 13 years since I left. I thought that everything was going to be different and I was surprised in a bad way because everything was the same. I was very surprised that everything was the same, it did not advance. United stopped in time, it was something that surprised me and I did not expect. It was hard”, said about the club.

In addition, he claimed to feel betrayed by the leaders of the club and the coach. “I don’t respect him because he shows no respect for me. If you don’t have respect for me, I will never have respect for you. They have turned me into a black sheep.” said about Erik ten Hag.

On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo maintained that the club was not on track and suggested the possibility of “following his path”.

“They didn’t believe that something was wrong (his daughter’s illness). It is painful because they doubted my word. That’s why I didn’t attend the preseason. I had to be there for my family.” mentioned.

“Ferguson knows that Manchester United is not on the right track. Many things have to be changed. If they don’t want me to help change the club, no problem, I’ll continue on my way.” ended.