Manchester United will release Cristiano Ronaldo over his comments. Reports

Cristiano Ronaldo's relationship with Manchester United appears to have taken a bad turn as the Premier League club is reportedly considering terminating

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Ronaldo's contract due to his controversial comments made on the Piers Morgan show.

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The club has requested that the famous striker not come back to the Carrington training facility when the FIFA World Cup in Qatar is over, according to the Guardian.

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According to the source, Manchester United has also retained attorneys to pursue legal action against the Portuguese player for potential contract violations.

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In his contentious interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, which was just shown on TalkTV, Ronaldo made a number of accusations about the team.

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In the interview, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner claimed that Manchester United failed to show compassion when his younger daughter was admitted to the hospital in July of

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this year and that he felt like he was being intentionally forced out of the organization. Ronaldo further broke the bombshell by declaring that he doesn't 'like' boss Eric Ten

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Hag in his statements. Ronaldo even continued by claiming that the Glazer family, who own Manchester United, do not have a strong sense of loyalty to the team.

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In a statement that they released on Friday, Manchester United said, "Manchester United has this morning begun appropriate procedures in reaction to

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Cristiano Ronaldo's recent media interview. Until this procedure is over, we won't be saying anything else.

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