Cristiano Ronaldo has taken a shot at Manchester United owners the Glazers Family, saying that they don’t care about the club. This is something that fans have been protesting about for years now, and the striker’s interview with Piers Morgan has only added more fuel to the fire.
The club has lagged behind their rivals in the top six in recent years, and the Glazers were also the only owners to have taken out dividends from the club amidst the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Cristiano Ronaldo hits out at Glazers family
“The Glazers, they don’t care about the club… professional sport. As you know, Manchester is a marketing club,” he said.
“They will get money from the marketing — the sport, it’s, they don’t really care, in my opinion.
“The fans, they’re always right. I think the fans should know the truth, should know that the players want the best for the club. I want the best for the club. This is why I came to Manchester United.”
The Portugal captain also explained the reason behind his absence in pre-season – his newborn daughter was hospitalised only months after the death of his newborn son: “I am never, ever going to change the health of my family for football,” Cristiano Ronaldo said. “Never. Now or 10 years behind or forward and it is something that really hurt me because they doubt my words.”
