Where now for Ronaldo after Man United exit? ‘Be sad for him to end in a MINOR league!’ | ESPN FC

COMPARISON. RONALDO — LET’S BRING IN ESPN SENIOR WRITER MARK WHO COVERS IT. LET ME READ REAL QUICK WHAT HE SAID. I LOVE MAN CHAESER UNITE — MANCHESTER UNITED AND I LOVE THE FANS. THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE. IT’S THE RIGHT TIME TO SEEK A REAL CHALLENGE. I WISH MANCHESTER UNITED THE BEST, END QUOTE. CAN YOU PUT INTO CONTEXT FOR US WHAT HAPPENED TODAY AND WITH RONALDO NOW LIVING MAN U? >> THE SITUATION AT THE END OF LAST SEASON, MISSED OUT ON THE CHAMPIONSHIPS LEAGUE AND HE MADE IT CLEAR PRIVATELY HE DIDN’T WANT TO PLAY OUTSIDE THE

CHAMPIONSHIPS LEAGUE. UNITED TOLD ME THEY WERE HAPPY TO LET HIM GO ON THE FREE TRANSFER BUT THERE WERE NO CLUBS TAKING HIM BECAUSE HE EARNS ABOUT HALF A MILLION POUNDS A WEEK. THIS SEASON THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW INCIDENTS. PRETTY MUCH CAST GAITING THE MANAGER, THE CLUB, THE OWNERS. AT THAT POINT IT BECAME UNTENABLE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CLUB. THEY LET HIM SEE OUT THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF HIS CONTRACT. THEY TERMINATED HIS CONTRACT. WHAT THE CLUB AND HIS CAMP IS SAYING, HE’S DUE ABOUT 15 MILLION POUNDS. OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE MIGHT SAY HE BREACHED HIS CONTRACT

BY HIS ACTIONS. THAT AT THE MOMENT IS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS A PRIVATE MATTER. SAGE: OK. KEEP US UP

TO DATE ON THAT BECAUSE THAT’S CERTAINLY A LOT OF MONEY SITTING ON THE LINE. IF IT’S A MUTUAL AGREEMENT YOU THINK THERE WOULD BE COMING TOGETHER, SETTLEMENT. AS FAR AS THE FUTURE I KNOW WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FUTURE DOES HOLD FOR RONALDO AFTER THE WORLD CUP? >> HE’S 38 IN FEBRUARY. HE SCORED THREE GOALS AND TWO AGAINST MOLDOVA. HE’S 38 IN FEBRUARY. HE HAS BECOME A PROBLEM

PLAY. HE’S SO HIGH MAINTENANCE. HIS OPTIONS ARE REALLY LIMITED. THE COACH RIGHT NOW IS NOT KEEN ON TAKING RONALDO BACK. AGAIN, RONALDO HAS NEVER REALLY SHOWN A GREAT INTEREST — HE MAY END UP IN THE MIDDLE EAST. SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR.