Erik ten Hag wants Cristiano Ronaldo out of Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo may not have the chance to play for Manchester United again.

According to The Sun, Erik ten Hag wants Ronaldo out of Manchester United after sensationally axing him from his squad.

Erik ten Hag and Ronaldo

Initially, the Dutch coach was clear with the Portuguese star by telling him he would play a small role in his system.

As months kept going by, Cristiano Ronaldo managed to play a little bit and did his best to remain professional.

However, the star player’s competitive spirit and personality got the best of him last Wednesday. Leaving the pitch in a tantrum like that is something Cristiano Ronaldo is very familiar with, especially when he didn’t play. But then again, not playing is something rarely happened to Ronaldo.

For the longest time, Cristiano Ronaldo has remained as the key player of all the projects he’s been a part of. This was bound to change as he got older, it was inevitable. Deep down, most of us who enjoyed his incredible career are hoping he can return to some version of the player he was just a couple years back.

But Ten Hag is not helping Ronaldo by leaving him on the bench during important games. Before last Wednesday’s tantrum, we could still see how Ten Hag’s decision was purely technical.

However, it seems the relationship between ten Hag and Ronaldo can no longer be repaired.

With this in mind, the report from The Sun claims that Erik ten Hag wants the player to leave in January.

There’s a problem though, Cristiano has an active contract until June, 2023 but The Sun says that Ten Hag has demanded United to rip Ronaldo’s contract and leave him as a free agent if there are no suitors for him in January. A wild claim indeed but could be true.