Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive interview to journalist Piers Morgan, the talismanic footballer has been closely slammed from all corners. Ronaldo in the course of the interplay was essential of each Manchester United and supervisor Erik ten Hag, the place he accused the senior officers of forcing him out of the membership. Such was the impression {that a} video of Ronaldo and his Portugal teammate Bruno Fernandes went viral on the web, with many hinting the ties between the 2 getting extreme due to the interview.
Nonetheless, throughout an interplay with Sky Sports activities, Fernandes rubbished all of the claims, stating all is effectively between him and Ronaldo. He additionally acknowledged that he hasn’t learn the interview but.
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“I did not learn the interview so I’m OK with that,” stated Fernandes after Portugal’s 4-0 win over Nigeria of their closing warm-up match forward of the World Cup on Thursday night.
“As I stated earlier than, now could be concerning the nationwide workforce with Portugal. I stated to him [Ronaldo] that the coach made some extent that it’s ‘us’. He has made that time since I got here into the nationwide workforce in 2017, I believe, and that’s nonetheless clear in his thoughts, that the primary factor right here is the nationwide workforce and us. We now have to be targeted on the World Cup as a result of the World Cup does not come round many instances.
“Cristiano is fortunate to play in [World Cup] 5 instances. This [upcoming tournament] might be his fifth time within the World Cup, so everybody is prepared for that and everybody desires to offer their finest for the workforce.”
On being requested concerning the alternate between the 2, which was depicted asc “frosty” by many, Fernandes continued: “They put the sound [on the TV] after. Did you hear it with the sound? In Portugal now we have an issue [with that].
“I used to be watching on one of many channels that was speaking about that, saying it was ‘chilly’ and ‘dangerous’ for 45 minutes. Unexpectedly, they went to a break and the sound got here on it and stated that he was joking with me.
“They got here again and stated there was a joke, after which reduce it there. In the event that they return they’ll see that there was an issue. But when they inform the reality and clarify what was in that video, individuals will know.
“As I stated, that is the nationwide workforce and Manchester United might be my focus after the World Cup, after December 18, as a result of that’s the closing,” he concluded.