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Betrayal and Cristiano Ronaldo's World
It is always a little sad when father time catches up with formerly-great footballers. And Ronaldo is no different.
One of his great assets was his speed. Another, acceleration. At 37, those powers wane. Doesn't make him slow-just that he can no longer better opponents via this method.
I read a lot of rubbish from employment law "experts". It might be possible to sack him for his latest outburst. But why take that risk?
He was free to go in the last transfer window if anyone was willing to give him the salary he demands (his base salary alone at Man Utd is over £26 million a year). No-one wanted him. He will be free to go in the next Transfer window. Unless he is willing to take a massive pay cut, or go to an irrelevant league, there will likely again be no takers. Then, in June 2023 his contract ends. And, as things stand, he is unemployed.
His best bet is to negotiate an end to his current contract. But, if that doesn't happen, Man Utd only have to pay his salary for another 7 months. And can fine him 2 weeks wages every time he comes out with this sort of entitled nonsense.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63619074
All I see is a man past his best, who is unwilling to be a team player as opposed to the player to build a team around that he once was. And tarnishing the legacy of what was one of the finest players ever to play the game.
One of his great assets was his speed. Another, acceleration. At 37, those powers wane. Doesn't make him slow-just that he can no longer better opponents via this method.
I read a lot of rubbish from employment law "experts". It might be possible to sack him for his latest outburst. But why take that risk?
He was free to go in the last transfer window if anyone was willing to give him the salary he demands (his base salary alone at Man Utd is over £26 million a year). No-one wanted him. He will be free to go in the next Transfer window. Unless he is willing to take a massive pay cut, or go to an irrelevant league, there will likely again be no takers. Then, in June 2023 his contract ends. And, as things stand, he is unemployed.
His best bet is to negotiate an end to his current contract. But, if that doesn't happen, Man Utd only have to pay his salary for another 7 months. And can fine him 2 weeks wages every time he comes out with this sort of entitled nonsense.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63619074
All I see is a man past his best, who is unwilling to be a team player as opposed to the player to build a team around that he once was. And tarnishing the legacy of what was one of the finest players ever to play the game.
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I agree with all of that Phil. Good post.
1. Sit there waiting for the crowd to boo him in the 95th minute; or
2. Leave and stop taking the £2 milly+ a month he is being paid
The Bare Necessities of life will come to you.!
Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he rejected an offer to play in Saudi Arabia this summer which would have made the highest paid footballer in the world.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-11440923/Cristiano-Ronaldo-snubbed-305m-deal-play-Saudi-Arabia-rejected-offers-summer.html
Club allege breach of contract over comments in interview.
Ronaldo told not to return to training base after World Cup.
Manchester United have appointed lawyers to sue Cristiano Ronaldo for alleged breach of contract after claims made by the forward in a recent interview, with the club seeking a swift resolution to the issue.
It means Ronaldo will almost certainly never play for United again and it is understood the 37-year-old has been instructed not to return to the club’s Carrington training base after his participation with Portugal in the World Cup in Qatar.
When speaking to Piers Morgan on Talk TV Ronaldo made a series of allegations about United. These included that he is being forced out by the club, that senior executives lacked empathy after his new born 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.