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Cristiano Ronaldo 'took home a six figure bonus just days before he told Manchester United he wants to leave this summer' in a major bombshell, with insiders 'raising eyebrows at timing of his decision to look for exit'

Cristiano Ronaldo took home a 'six figure' bonus payment just days before he told Manchester United that he wanted to leave this summer, according to reports.

The Sun claim insiders at the club have revealed that the superstar banked the eye-watering figure as soon as the second year of his contract kicked in last month.

His bonus was agreed as part of the deal he signed for his Old Trafford homecoming.

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly earned a major bonus before dropping his Man United bombshell

A source at the club has told the publication: 'The contracts all renew at the start of July and then the news about Cristiano wanting to leave came out.