The Red Devils are exploring the possibility of terminating Ronaldo's contract seven months early without paying any of the £16million he is predicted to earn by June 2023.
employment with his criticism of the club's US
owners, manager Erik ten Hag, the club's
facilities, his teammates and former Red Devils
players including Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville.
Since that explosive interview, Ronaldo is said to
have offered himself to Los Blancos on a six
-month contract, as a replacement for the injured Karim Benzema in January.
The Ballon d'Or winner was forced to pull out of France's World Cup squad after picking up a thigh injury.
Real Madrid, however, are not interested in signing the Portugal international for a secondtime, according to Spanish news outlet Marca.
Ronaldo is a club legend at Real Madrid, having
scored 451 goals in 438 appearances during his
time at the Bernabeu.
He won four Champions League crowns, three
Club World Cups and UEFA Super Cups apiece
, two LaLiga titles, a pair of Copas del Rey and two
Spanish Super Cups with the LaLiga giants.
Despite all of that success, Ronaldo will not get a
sensational return to Real, and the Portugal
international will instead have to look elsewhere.
The former Juventus star, however, is keen to
focus on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for now
and he is expected to be involved for Portugal
against Ghana in their World Cup opener on
Thursday.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is aiming to add
the World Cup to his already glittering array of
honours, having won the Euros with his country in
2016 and likely featuring in his last tournament
for his country.