The club legend reveals his rejected offer in a sweeping critique of the new regime, blasting the “scandalous” treatment of Sir Alex Ferguson and a broken bond with the fans.
In a stunning and emotional broadside, Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has publicly detailed his fractured relationship with the club he once led to glory, directing his fury squarely at co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the current leadership.
Speaking at a fan event, the man known as ‘The King’ revealed he personally reached out to Ratcliffe, offering to put his own projects on hold for two or three years to “give something to this club, which has given everything to me.” According to Cantona, his offer was met with disinterest.
“I did what I had to do, so I don’t feel guilty anymore. I tried my best,” Cantona stated, framing the rejection as a final, failed attempt to bridge the growing divide between the club’s modern executives and its storied past.
Central to Cantona’s disillusionment is the treatment of his mentor, Sir Alex Ferguson. The decision to remove the retired manager from the club’s payroll earlier this year was described by Cantona as “totally scandalous,” a sentiment he first expressed in a fiery Instagram post where he condemned the new owners to a “big bag of s***.”
Cantona’s criticism extends beyond personal slights to the very soul of the club. He accused Ratcliffe’s regime of destroying the “beautiful attacking football” pioneered by Ferguson and replacing it with a cold, corporate strategy that lacks respect for the club’s legends and traditions.
This shift, he fears, is alienating the core support. Reflecting on a recent visit to Old Trafford, Cantona noted a quiet atmosphere, suggesting that the true fans are being displaced by tourists. “United fans prefer to go to away matches, to be with the real fans,” he observed, painting a picture of a stadium that has lost its intimidating, communal heart.
When asked if he still feels a connection to the project at Old Trafford, his answer was stark: “I don’t think so.” He added, “If I was a fan and I had to choose a club I don’t think I would choose United.”
The message from one of United’s most iconic figures is clear: the throne he once occupied feels empty, and the kingdom he helped build is, in his eyes, being torn down.
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