Zlatan Ibrahimovic insists ‘we will never know the true story’ of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Man United exit… as he claims Erik ten Hag and the Portuguese star have ‘protected’ themselves and not been honest about his bitter departure from Old Trafford
Zlatan Ibrahimovic thinks fans will never know the ‘true story’ behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s acrimonious exit from Manchester United.
Ronaldo gave a bombshell interview to Piers Morgan last month where he criticised the club and revealed he has ‘no respect‘ for manager Erik ten Hag, leading to his contract being terminated by mutual consent.
Ten Hag recently hit back at Ronaldo, insisting that the forward never told him to his face that he wanted to leave United. Despite Ronaldo and Ten Hag airing their views, Ibrahimovic still feels both men haven’t been completely honest, making it hard to form an opinion on the situation.
Cristiano Ronaldo had his Man United contract terminated after criticising Erik ten Hag
Zlatan Ibrahimovic thinks fans will never know the ‘true story’ behind Ronaldo’s United exit
‘His exiting United, I think when things happen, we will never know the true story,’ Ibrahimovic told reporters in Dubai.
‘They say what they want to say, he says what he needs to say to protect himself, then you have the coach that says these things to protect himself.’
‘Then the club says things – not like me, I will tell you how it really happened. But we are all different. Everybody is careful about their image.
‘For me the perfect image is being yourself. The true story we will not know my friend.’
Ten Hag appears to have already moved on from Ronaldo’s departure, and has confirmed that United will look to bring in a replacement next month.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo is looking for his next club having been linked with a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr.
Ibrahimovic doesn’t blame Ronaldo for walking off in tears after Portugal’s World Cup exit
For now, he remains without a team, and it has been a difficult month for the 37-year-old, culminating with Portugal being knocked out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage by Morocco.
Ronaldo was dropped to the bench for Portugal’s final two matches in Qatar, and was unable to inspire a comeback when he came on…