Despite slating the club from the top to bottom, Cristiano Ronaldo says “it’s hard” to imagine leaving Manchester United.
Ronaldo discussed many things in his interview, from United manager Erik ten Hag to criticism from Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney.
His future at Old Trafford was obviously the largest talking point, and the 37-year-old has pretty much burned all bridges with the club, leaving a winter transfer window as pretty much the only solution.
Multiple reports suggested that Ronaldo wanted to leave in the summer, but it was widely reported that no club was really interested.
This was barring a €350million offer from a club in Saudi Arabia, which the Portuguese striker has now confirmed.
“It’s true, yes it’s true… but what the press keeping say, the garbage, is that nobody wants me, which is completely wrong,” Ronaldo said.
“And I was happy here to be honest, I was motivated to do a great season here. But they continue to repeat that nobody wants Cristiano.
“How they don’t want a player who scored 32 goals last year, with national team as well?”
On rejecting the big-money contract offer, he added: “It’s hard, it’s hard. But in the same way, I thought that I was very happy here; that I still capable to score goals.
“I still believe that I can score many, many goals and help the team because I still believe that I’m still good and capable to help national team – even Manchester United.
“But if you don’t feel around you that the energy’s on your side, it’s difficult.
“Of course, the criticism is gonna exists all the time. ‘Ah he’s 37, he’s not the same’. But I want to see if some guy of my age can maintain the level that I show.”
Ronaldo was asked if will still be a United player come January.
He responded: “It’s difficult to tell right now, it’s because, we, my mood is right now to the World Cup.
“It’s probably my last World Cup, of course, my fifth World Cup. I don’t know what’s gonna happen after the World Cup, but as I told you before, and I will say again, the fans will be always in my heart.
“And I hope they been in my side, even if I’m back, or if I’m not back, or if I stay or whatever. Nobody’s perfect.
“Episodes in life we all have is part of the human beings, is part of me to be a human being and father as well. I always will commit mistakes.
“But I don’t know, it’s hard to tell right now what’s going to happen to World Cup because my focus is for…
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