MANCHESTER UNITED could terminate Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract if he does not change his attitude, according to reports.
United are said to be concerned about Ronaldo’s behavior and may consider terminating his deal, reports Sky Sports.
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The club has asked Cristiano Ronaldo to change his attitudeCredit: Getty
Ronaldo, 37, walked off the pitch after United’s 4-0 defeat by Brentford without shaking Erik ten Hag’s hand.
The Portuguese also hit David De Gea after his two errors allowed the Bees to take a 2-0 lead.
Ronaldo was filmed waving his arms and gesticulating his frustration at the Spanish goalkeeper.
After the full-time whistle, Ronaldo did not applaud the fans and exchanged what appeared to be brief words with manager Steve McClaren before quickly leaving the pitch.
Ronaldo has asked to leave the club this summer and sat down for confrontational talks with Ten Hag and agent Jorge Mendes when he returned to Carrington last month.
The striker wants to play in the Champions League but no transfer has materialised.
Ronaldo was offered to AC Milan and rivals Inter, but both clubs turned down the chance to sign the superstar.
Reported interest from Atlético Madrid and Sporting Lisbon has also failed to produce any moves, leaving Ronaldo with no options.
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At the end of July, CR7 tried to take matters into his own hands by asking the club to tear up his £360,000-a-week deal, which has a year left to run.
But Ten Hag claimed Ronaldo is still part of their plans and has not asked to leave.
Ahead of the Brentford game, the United manager said: “I deal with the players we have and we plan with him this season and we are happy with him and we have to fit him into the team.
“So he has to come up to the right level so that he can do the job that we expect him to do.
“We plan with him, so we also plan around him.”