Cristiano Ronaldo Is 'Sick And Tired' Of Situation At Man Utd, Piers Morgan Gives Insight Into Conversations

Cristiano Ronaldo is "sick and tired" of having to carry his teammates at Manchester United, according to Piers Morgan, who says the forward's frustrations have been "boiling and boiling" throughout the year.

It looks increasingly likely that Ronaldo will leave Old Trafford in the coming weeks after he asked to be allowed to leave Manchester United should the Premier League club receive a 'satisfactory offer' this summer.

Ronaldo's desire to play in the Champions League for the remainder of his career is one of the driving factors behind his decision.

And another so-called 'factor' is a 25% reduction on players' salaries after the club failed to quality for Europe's elite competition – a consequence that has reportedly 'upset' Cristiano Ronaldo.

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United's inactivity in the transfer market has been another source of frustration for the 37-year-old, with the likes of Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez joining Premier League rivals.

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Ronaldo's apparent unhappiness at Old Trafford is a story that isn't going away anytime soon and while speaking to talkSPORT Drive this week, TV presenter and journalist Piers Morgan added another layer to the thickening plot.

Morgan, who has interviewed Ronaldo previously, says he was in close contact with the forward last season.

“I’ve had a lot of chats with him about this and I know that his frustration has been boiling and boiling and boiling throughout the year," he said.

“Remember, he came to Manchester United again because he believed that he could win things with them and believed that he was going to be a missing cog in the wheel and they’d not only qualify for the Champions League, but that they might even win the league.

“I think he was incredibly disappointed by the general level of dedication, hard graft, enthusiasm and will to win, not to mention the hunger of that Manchester United squad. Particularly some of the younger players.

“He gave quite a cryptic interview at the start of the year when he said that when he was a teenager at United he was constantly asking advice from Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand – all of these older, brilliant players who were there."

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Morgan added: “He was soaking up the advice but I got the impression from the interview that he gave that he’s not been getting that at United. They don’t really want to hear it.

“When you look at those younger United players, there’s a lot of talent there but do they have anything like the drive needed, which comes from within, as Ronaldo says.

“He ended up scoring 24 goals last season, 18 in the league, second behind Son and Salah. He scored one more league goal than Harry Kane who is nearly 10 years younger than him.

“This guy is supposedly supposed to be the problem at Manchester United. He’s not the problem, and he’s going to leave, I think, because he’s absolutely sick and tired of having to carry that squad.”

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