The Glazer family is shifting its attention to selling Manchester United now that the Cristiano Ronaldo fiasco is over.

Manchester United said Tuesday that the American family will explore options, which could include selling the Premier League club outright. United’s owners will also consider a partial sale or a strategic partnership with third parties.

“The board will consider all strategic alternatives, including new investment into the club, a sale, or other transactions involving the company,” United said in a statement.

“There can be no assurance that the review being undertaken will result in any transaction involving the Company,” the statement added.

The Glazer family has procured the services of investment banking firms, including the Raine Group, for advice during the process. The Raine Group also aided in Chelsea’s recent sale.

The news will likely be welcomed by many Manchester United supporters, who have grown increasingly frustrated since the Glazers took ownership in 2005. Fans have staged several protests outside Old Trafford – most recently in August – calling for the Glazers to sell the team.

Several such protests erupted in 2021 after the club announced it had agreed to join the newly formed European Super League before that deal collapsed. Fans caused the postponement of United’s game against Liverpool on May 2, 2021, after gaining access to the interior of Old Trafford.

A dramatic decline in on-pitch performance has also been a common grievance for supporters.

Although the Red Devils have been one of the highest-spending teams in the world, numerous high-profile transfers have failed to deliver success, bringing to light the club’s suspect recruitment strategy.

Ronaldo’s return in 2021 is the latest transfer that’s come back to haunt the club.

The Red Devils announced Monday that they have terminated Ronaldo’s contract after an explosive pre-World Cup interview in which he criticized the club, manager Erik ten Hag, and his now-former United teammates.

After purchasing United for £790 million in 2005, the Glazers will likely sell the club for more than the £2.5 billion paid by a consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly to buy Chelsea earlier in 2022. The Glazers could demand between £5 billion and £9 billion, according to Mark Kleinman of Sky Sports.

British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe said last summer he was eager to purchase United after failing to buy Chelsea. But he revealed in October that the Glazers “don’t want to sell” after he met with members of the family.

Cristiano Ronaldo revealed in a wide-ranging interview Sunday that he felt “betrayed” by Manchester United’s attempts to offload him in the summer transfer window.

Ronaldo also took aim at United manager Erik ten Hag, saying he has no respect for the Dutchman.

When asked if he felt the Red Devils had tried to force him out, Ronaldo told British broadcaster Piers Morgan, “Yes, not only the coach, but another two or three guys (at the senior executive level).”

Ronaldo added: “I felt betrayed. … I felt that some people don’t want me here, not only this year but last year, too.”

United said in a statement Monday they will consider their response “after the full facts have been established” and that their “focus remains on preparing for the second half of the season and continuing the momentum, belief, and togetherness being built among the players, manager, staff, and fans.”

Ten Hag said repeatedly during the summer that Ronaldo wasn’t for sale and was a part of his plans for the 2022-23 season. Since then, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has made just four Premier League starts, featuring almost exclusively in the lower-tier Europa League.

When Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute during United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in October, Ten Hag dropped him from the squad entirely. The coach reinstated him shortly thereafter.

“I don’t have respect for him because he doesn’t show respect for me,” Ronaldo said of Ten Hag. “If you don’t have respect for me, I’m never gonna have respect for you.”

The Portuguese star made similarly dismissive comments of Ralf Rangnick, who took interim charge of United in November 2021 before making way for Ten Hag. Rangnick had spent the majority of the previous decade in a director’s role at Red Bull and RB Leipzig.

“If you’re not even a coach, how are you going to be the boss of Manchester United? I’d never even heard of him,” Ronaldo told Morgan in The Sun newspaper.

The 37-year-old said he only returned to United because Sir Alex Ferguson had talked him out of a move to Manchester City in August 2021.

But the Euro 2016 winner couldn’t believe how little had changed at the club since he made his first debut at Old Trafford in 2003.

“Since Sir Alex Ferguson left, I saw no evolution in the club. The progress was zero. Nothing changed,” Ronaldo said. “Not the pool, the jacuzzi, even the gym, even some points of technology, the kitchen, the chefs, which are lovely persons. They stopped in time, which surprised me a lot.”