"Ronaldo is coming home," read the official club announcement last summer. Manchester United had re-signed Cristiano Ronaldo on a two-year contract with the option to extend by a further year but that extension clause need not have been included.
Ronaldo might have returned 'home' but he's long since been ready to leave. His comments in his interview with Piers Morgan, in which he said he does not have respect for Erik ten Hag and claimed he feels 'betrayed' and 'forced out of the club' have stunned supporters and damaged his United legacy.
It's unlikely there will ever be a statue of Ronaldo at Old Trafford, just like there is of Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Matt Busby, Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law. Ronaldo will not be immortalised in bronze, although he'd probably have insisted it was a statue made of gold instead, with it clear that his ego remains intact, despite his rapidly waning ability to influence football matches.
