ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has insisted the truth about Cristiano Ronaldo’s controversial Manchester United exit will never come out.
Ronaldo, 37, is without a club after his contract with the Red Devils was terminated following a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan.
Following his departure, Erik ten Hag – spotted having dinner with Robin van Persie – opened up with his own point of view on Ronaldo’s exit.
However, former Man Utd ace Ibrahimovic has warned the real truth of the matter may never emerge, but declared he would tell the ugly truth if he was in the same situation.
Speaking to reporters in Dubai, he said: “His exiting United, I think when things happen, we will never know the true story.
“They say what they want to say, he says what he needs to say to protect himself, then you have the coach that says these things to protect himself.
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“Then the club says things – not like me, I will tell you how it really happened. But we are all different. Everybody is careful about their image.
“For me the perfect image is being yourself. The true story we will not know my friend.”
Ronaldo has been heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr.
Reports have suggested an eye-watering salary of £173million-per-year has been offered to the Portugal legend.
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Ibrahimovic, whose nation Sweden did not qualify for the World Cup, is currently out injured after undergoing knee surgery which was expected to keep him out until early 2023.
But this has not stopped the 41-year-old, ever a candid speaker, from voicing his views.
This includes him suggesting Ligue 1 has lost its appeal since he left Paris Saint-Germain in 2016.
Ibrahimovic showed sympathy for Ronaldo after his World Cup exit – when he was pictured crying walking down the tunnel after the game.
He added: “Everybody wants to win the World Cup; not everybody gets to win the World Cup.
“Everybody is trying and if you don’t win it obviously you’ll get emotional, if you win it, you get also emotional in a different way.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
