If Manchester United follows through on its intention to fire Cristiano Ronaldo, Chelsea is ready to step in.
After a disappointing start to the season under Todd Boehly’s management, the Blues are back in the chase for Ronaldo.
And if United’s attorneys grant the club permission to fire the former Sporting Lisbon, Real Madrid, and Juventus great, he will be a free agent.
They would then be helpless to stop him from relocating to Stamford Bridge.
United do not want Ronaldo to join a club they see as a competition for a top-four spot, putting them in an impossible Catch-22 predicament.
Following his shocking TV outburst lambasting the club, the club is seeking legal advice on whether they can fire the 37-year-old Portuguese striker.
However, before Ronaldo appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored last weekend, they stated that they would let the five-time Ballon d’Or winner to leave Old Trafford in January if he did not join a Premier League opponent.
Sporting Lisbon were hoping to entice Ronaldo back to the club until they were knocked out of the Champions League.
That provided United with the right solution to an issue that manager Erik ten Hag had hoped to solve before Ronaldo lambasted the Dutchman in the unauthorised interview.
