Cristiano Ronaldo has scored three goals across 16 Man Utd appearances this term (Picture: Getty)
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed why he turned down a €350m (£306m) offer to move clubs in the summer.
It’s been widely reported that Ronaldo has been desperate to leave Old Trafford since the summer, with the 37-year-old linked to many different clubs including Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Sporting Lisbon, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
The Portugal international also received an enormous offer from an unnamed club in Saudi Arabia, which would have made Ronaldo the highest-paid player in history, but he has now explained why he decided to turn their approach down.
‘It’s true, yes it’s true,’ Ronaldo told Piers Morgan Uncensored about the €350m offer to play in Saudi Arabia for two seasons.
‘But what the press kept saying, the garbage, is that nobody wants me, which is completely wrong.
‘And I was happy here to be honest, I was motivated to do a great season here. But they continue to repeat that nobody wants Cristiano.
‘How they don’t want a player who scored 32 goals last year, with national team?’
Ronaldo added: ‘It’s hard, it’s hard. But in the same way, I thought that I was very happy here [at Manchester United], I [am] still capable to score goals…
‘I still believe that I can score many, many goals and help the team because I still believe that I’m still good and capable to help [the] national team [and] even Manchester United.
‘But if you don’t feel around you that the energy’s on your side, it’s difficult. Of course, the criticism is gonna exists all the time. ‘Ah he’s 37, he’s not the same’.
‘But I want to see if some guy of my age can maintain the level that I show… Yes, in this moment, I feel very, very good…
‘I believe that I’m going to do an amazing World Cup and I’m prepared, physically and mentally… But Piers, it is what it is.
‘Life’s good, I’m good, my mental [outlook] is good. I’m happy to do this interview with you. I know we’re gonna generate many polemic.’
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