"His fans had the audacity to talk about Messi's wages", "Money and jealousy are his driving factors" - Manchester United fans slam 'horrible' Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to reported 25% pay cut
Manchester United and football fans have criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for his reported reaction to the club's players receiving a pay cut. Some have branded the Portuguese ace as a 'horrible person' whereas some have opined that money and jealousy are his driving factors in leaving the club.
The Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst (via Utd Report) reported that United's failure to qualify for next season's UEFA Champions League has triggered a 25% reduction in player salaries. The report added that the drop in salaries has not gone down well with Ronaldo, even though he is still set to earn around £360,000 a week next season.
#mufc's failure to qualify for the Champions League has triggered a 25% reduction on players' salaries, which sources close to Cristiano Ronaldo say has "upset" the player. His basic weekly wage for next season is now £360,000 #mulive [@samuelluckhurst]
The development comes after The Athletic also reported that the Portuguese is looking to exit Old Trafford this summer. As per David Ornstein, Chelsea are weighing up a move to sign Ronaldo after he requested Manchester United to let him leave if a suitable offer arrives.
The update regarding the 37-year-old's reaction to the salary reduction has not gone down well with football fans.
Many took to Twitter to express their displeasure, with one simply writing:
"Horrible person."
Horrible person twitter.com/sportbible/sta…
Another user took a dig at Cristiano Ronaldo's fans who criticized Lionel Messi for his wages at Barcelona and tweeted:
"and then his fans had the audacity to talk about Messi's wages with Barca."
@sportbible and then his fans had the audacity to talk about Messi's wages with Barca 😭😭😭
One wrote that the desire to challenge for titles wasn't Ronaldo's reason for leaving Manchester United and slammed him for focusing on money, tweeting:
"Money and jealousy are his driving factors to leave United then. Not 'a new challenge' and 'to win'."
@sportbible Money and jealousy are his driving factors to leave United then
Not "a new challenge" and "to win"
One fan sarcastically wrote:
"Oh no how's he gonna survive."
@sportbible Oh no how’s he gonna survive. 🤔
Here are some more reactions to the update:
it’s almost like they get overpaid by millions anyway!@sportbible Oh no what a shame 😞 it’s almost like they get overpaid by millions anyway!
@sportbible He signed the contract and agreed to the clauses, what does he expect? How ever will he afford to put food on the table now??
@sportbible Lets open a GoFund me for poor Penaldo
@sportbible Plenty of food banks in Manchester anyway. Heart goes out to the poor lad
@sportbible That’s tough. Might have to start a go fund me to help his family get through this.
@utdreport @samuelluckhurst Oh no, poor Ronaldo.... How on earth can he survive now ??? Maybe he need to sell one of his 20 super cars or 29 villa's all over the world
Ronaldo signed a contract with a club that included a 25% wage cut if the side failed to qualify for the #UCL
12 months later...
Demands a move and fails to turn up for pre-season training because his wages have been reduced by 25% 🤔
All that is wrong with modern football ⚽️ https://t.co/o319WnIwSf
Cristiano Ronaldo has not reported to Manchester United training
Manchester United welcomed most of their senior players back to the club after a break yesterday (July 4). The likes of Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes, Raphael Varane and Fred, among others, returned to the club for the first time since the end of last season.
We'll take our preparations for #MUTOUR22 up a notch this week! 🎚🔥
#MUFC
The biggest name missing from it all was Cristiano Ronaldo, who was not present for today's (July 5) training session either. Ronaldo has cited family reasons for his absence.
He added that it is currently unclear whether the Portuguese forward will travel with the club on July 8 to Thailand and then Australia for their pre-season tour. However, he was reportedly seen arriving at the Portugal training ground amidst his absence from the squad.
Cristiano Ronaldo was notably among Manchester United's best players last season. He scored 24 times in 38 matches across all competitions and even won their Player of the Year award.
However, those contributions were largely in vain as United finished sixth in the Premier League, recording their lowest-ever points tally (57 points). They also prematurely exited the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League.