Piers Morgan expects Cristiano Ronaldo to join 'shock' club after speaking to Man Utd hero

Piers Morgan is convinced Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United after speaking to the striker this week and says he could join a ‘surprising’ club.

Morgan says he has had ‘quite a lot of contact’ with Ronaldo in recent days and believes the Portugal legend has already ‘mentally left’ Old Trafford.

Earlier this month, Ronaldo informed United that he wanted to leave this summer, but the Premier League club are adamant he is not for sale.

When asked for his take on the situation, Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has insisted he is planning to work with Ronaldo throughout the 2022-23 season and claims the five-time Ballon d’Or winner could even extend his stay at the club.

But Morgan believes Ronaldo has already played his last game for United and says he could end up at a ‘surprising’ club, with Chelsea already rejecting the chance to sign the 37-year-old.

‘I have had quite a lot of contact with him in the last week,’ Morgan said on talkSPORT. ‘I certainly think it’d be highly unlikely if Cristiano Ronaldo plays another game for Manchester United.

‘I just think mentally he’s moved on. I’m not going to say what we’ve said to each other but like I said from the start I don’t think Cristiano feels Manchester United share his ambitions.

‘I think he feels that the signings they’re making, the commitment they showed last season, where they finished up and a lack of Champions League football…

‘If you’re him and coming towards the end of your career and you still want to win major trophies you’ve got to make a calculation. Am I going to do it if I stay at United?

‘I think he feels the club structure from the top down isn’t right. It’s not a reflection on the new manager [Erik ten Hag], he’s got a lot of respect for him,