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Rio Ferdinand believes both Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo will be 'delighted' with the troubled forward's exit from Old Trafford.
United revealed the Portugal captain - who is currently with his national team at the World Cup - would be leaving by mutual consent after he conducted a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan accusing the club of 'betraying' him and that manager Erik ten Hag showed him a lack of respect.
Ronaldo is set to kiss goodbye to £16million after the Red Devils ripped up his £500,000-a-week deal, with the club not understood to be paying him any compensation for the remainder of the seven months on his deal.
Ferdinand - who played alongside Ronaldo for six years and is close friends with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner - feels the decision was the best one for both parties and claimed Ronaldo had an exit in his sights when he agreed to do the interview.
'I think both parties will be delighted,' he told the BBC while acting as a pundit during the World Cup.
'He did interview with mindset he wanted to get out the club. He wasn't happy and he made it very clear. Also happy for Erik ten Hag, he has got what he wanted in this
