Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Manchester United with immediate effect

DEPARTING: Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Manchester United by mutual agreement with immediate effect. Pic: Kieran Cleeves/PA Wire.

Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Manchester United by mutual agreement with immediate effect, the club have announced. The move comes after the forward made a serious of damning allegations in an interview.

United had appointed lawyers to explore potential action against Ronaldo for alleged breach of contract but their preferred option was to engineer his departure and that was confirmed on Tuesday.