Legendary Nigeria striker Victor Ikbeba believes Cristiano Ronaldo made a mistake when he chose to return to Manchester United last summer.
The 37-year-old striker left Juventus in 2021, after three years in Serie A.
Ronaldo is currently the third top scorer in the Premier League this season. He has scored 22 goals in total for the Red Devils this season, including a hat-trick (hat-trick against Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur).
Despite Ronaldo’s individual brilliance, Manchester United failed to deliver on their promise as a club this season. The club has been knocked out of all cup competitions and is struggling to break into the top four in the Premier League.
The board parted ways with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last November. He was replaced by German tactician Ralf Rangnick on a temporary basis, who has failed to raise United’s level of play since then.
The German will see his job handover to Erik ten Hag this summer, and Rangnick is expected to take over the role of chancellor at the club. The German coach believes the club needs a radical overhaul to compete with the best in Europe.
It remains to be seen if Ronaldo will be part of this reshuffle, given his age. However, former Borussia Dortmund striker Ekbeba believes the 37-year-old should leave Old Trafford this summer.
Ikebiba told the Daily Post Nigeria:
” I guess that [Ronaldo] You must leave the club. Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United was a mistake. It’s not all about scoring goals, a lot of things happen when the star player returns to his local club. »
The Nigerian striker believes that Ronaldo’s success, brilliance, stardom and notoriety have not helped United. Instead, he suggested the Portuguese join Manchester City.
“In many ways, Ronaldo was a distraction. He’s a world football star, he shouldn’t have been back at that age, he should have gone to Manchester City. Self-centered players, jealousy plays into the locker room. The atmosphere was unpleasant. Since the beginning. “
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