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PSG announce they won’t sign Cristiano Ronaldo
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 23 May 2023 09:00 CDT
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PSG have ruled out signing Cristiano Ronaldo on a free transfer.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi publicly confirmed that his club will not be making an offer for the now former Manchester United attacker.
"The three players that we have [Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe], it's very difficult, but I wish him all the best. He's fantastic and he's still an amazing player,” Al-Khelaifi told Sky News.
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Ronaldo is a free agent after his contract at Man Utd was rescinded last month in the week leading up to the World Cup.
This came about after Ronaldo blasted Man Utd in an interview with Piers Morgan, accusing the club and key figures of betraying him and trying to force him out.
He slammed manager Erik ten Hag, former boss Ralf Rangnick, owners The Glazers and club legends Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville.
The interview proved to be the final straw for the club after months of indiscipline and controversy surrounding Ronaldo and his behaviour.
Ronaldo is still hoping to find a European club that are playing in the Champions League but has no concrete offers on the table from major teams. PSG can now be added to the list of big teams who are not interested in him.
Ronaldo has only scored three club goals in 2022-23, one in the Premier League and two in the Europa League.
He is now at the World Cup with the Portugal national team where he scored a penalty in the opener against Ghana but was dropped for the 6-1 win over Switzerland in the last-16 on Tuesday.
Ronaldo has courted more controversy at the World Cup. He reacted petulantly to being substituted against South Korea, leading to his manager Fernando Santos slamming him in public. He then also stormed down the tunnel rather than celebrate with his teammates after the win over Switzerland.
He also allegedly refused to train with the substitutes on Wednesday.
