and Manchester United completely broke down due to an interview, C Ronaldo became a free agent. I originally hoped that the World Cup could impress the Champions League giants and extend an olive branch, but it backfired. Judging from the news from the media and reporters in the past period, it is basically a foregone conclusion that Ronaldo will leave European football.
A little earlier, the latest news came. A number of Arab sports media reprinted a report saying that according to sources, Ronaldo will watch the derby match between Riyadh victory and Riyadh Crescent as a VIP on Monday local time. In addition, Ronaldo will sign a contract with Riyadh Victory until 2030. Among them, Ronaldo will play for the team until the summer of 2025, which is the two and a half years previously reported by the media. After that, Ronaldo will serve as an ambassador to help Saudi Arabia bid for the 2030 World Cup.
Obviously, if he does go to Saudi Arabia in the end, this will be Ronaldo's helpless choice. Starting from this summer, or earlier when Manchester United was determined to miss the Champions League this season, Ronaldo began planning to leave the team. Throughout the summer, his agent Mendes 's team has been working hard to realize Ronaldo's Champions League dream. To this end, they visited almost all possible Champions League teams, whether they are giants like Bayern, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, or non-rich teams like Marseille, Frankfurt or even Sporting CP. But they got only one answer - not interested!
But even so, Ronaldo still arranged the interview hosted by Morgan. In the interview, he blasted almost everything about Manchester United. From the top management, the former coach, the current coach, and even the famous players who have said "bad things" about him, it feels like a one-time reckoning. Obviously, he was ready to break up, so he quickly reached an agreement when negotiating to terminate the contract.
At that time, Ronaldo had only one idea, to follow the Portuguese national team to achieve great results in the World Cup and use his performance to open the door to wealthy clubs. Therefore, when the Portuguese national team defeated Switzerland 6-1, he directly defined the rumors of victory in Riyadh as "fake news".
Perhaps he was sure that the Portuguese national team would reach the end and even win the championship. Once his dream came true, he would rather retire on the spot than go to Riyadh to win. Therefore, he flatly denied the news.
But the turning point came too quickly. In the quarter-finals, Portugal lost 0-1 to Morocco, and the World Cup journey ended. We can see that after the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Ronaldo knelt down and shed tears. On the way back to the locker room, he could not suppress his sadness and kept wiping his tears with his hands. Looking from the back, the end of the corridor is an unknown distance.
After the World Cup, Ronaldo returned to Real Madrid's base for two days of training with Florentino 's consent. According to media reports, during this period, Ronaldo and Real Madrid discussed the possibility of a short-term contract, but Lafayette refused. In addition to the contract, everything else can be provided. After
left Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo's management team continued to embark on the "job search road", but the expected good news never came. During this period, there was even news of a rift between Cristiano Ronaldo and Mendes. But it is also understandable that this is the biggest challenge in Mendes's career as an agent, and the big agents are helpless.
Currently, Ronaldo is still facing the contract from Riyadh Victory. He wants to reach out to take it, but his eyes are still reluctant to look back and wait. However, in a few days the five major European leagues will resume their wars, and this hope is becoming increasingly slim. Yes, it's a bit sad. Without that interview, he could at least stay in Europe and still have the opportunity to show himself to other Champions League teams up close, but all of this was caused by him. This interview allowed him to express his feelings, but it also completely cut off his escape route, because no one wanted what happened to Manchester United to happen to him again.
