I suppose it is actually yeah, at the time I was more thinking of him meaning the team unilaterally terminated it

He's 37 which is very old for a footballer and even more so an attacker, his form is declining massively and he demands huge wages. He was also critical of the club in an interview and was unlikely to ever play again so Ronaldo and the club mutually agreed to terminate his contract

He wasn't let go. He said a lot of questionable things during an interview with Piers Morgan and was unlikely to ever play again for United so Ronaldo and the club mutually agreed to terminate the contract