Cristiano Ronaldo will not be appearing today at Manchester United’s pre-season training for family reasons, as there is great uncertainty about his future at the club.
United have accepted the explanation for his absence. Ronaldo was due to return on Monday for his first pre-season day with Erik ten Hag, but will now delay his return.
The news of the backlog comes days after he told the club he wants to leave if they receive a proper offer amid his concern that the club is not moving fast enough.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not expected to return to Manchester United pre-season training on Monday
Sportsmail reported Sunday that Ronaldo will hold talks with Erik ten Hag on his return as he seeks to resolve his future.
Ronaldo “still has an affinity for the club”, but at this stage of his career he wants to play in the Champions League and does not see that happening at United.
Ronaldo has played 19 consecutive seasons in the Champions League, becoming the all-time leading scorer of the tournament with 141 goals. No player in history has played in more Champions League games than Ronaldo (183) as well.
But while Ronaldo wants to leave, United have no intention of selling him and have not yet received any inquiries. They have stressed that the striker is still on contract and hope to see it.
Ronaldo, 37, will not return to training on Monday for family reasons
Ronaldo’s absence from training comes days after he told United he wants to leave
Although the player’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has met different clubs over the last few weeks, there is also a limited market for a player with around £ 480,000 a week.
However, reports on Monday claimed that it was United who considered Ronaldo’s future earlier this year.
According to The Athletic, former interim coach Ralf Rangnick wanted to sell Ronaldo during the January transfer window, as the striker was hampering what he was trying to implement at the club: a high-pressure team.
Rangnick reportedly asked football director John Murtough and CEO Richard Arnold, via various emails and messages, to consider selling the Portuguese superstar, as he was convinced that number 7 was not part of the long-term plans. club terms.
According to The Athletic, former interim boss Ralf Rangnick wanted to sell the striker
Rangnick wanted to sell Ronaldo because he felt his style of play hampered his high press tactics.
Ten Hag has taken over his first week of sessions before Ronaldo’s return
However, despite his requests, the German was rejected. Now Ronaldo faces an uncertain future before his return where he will hold talks with Ten Hag.
Ten Hag has been talking to all of the United players as he welcomes them to training and will be willing to sit down with Ronaldo to understand his frustration, especially as they have to leave on Friday for their pre-season tour of Asia and Australia.
The Dutch coach had predicted that the Portuguese superstar, last season’s top scorer with 24 goals, would be part of his attacking force for the new campaign and United’s transfer strategy has reflected this.
Player agent Jorge Mendes (center) has been meeting with different clubs over the past few weeks
Weekend reports also claimed that United have warned Ronaldo to attend the club’s pre-season tour, even if he ends up leaving.
Ten Hag will lead his team first in a friendly against rival Liverpool in Bangkok before traveling to Melbourne to face Crystal Palace, and later to Perth to play for Aston Villa.
Although Ronaldo’s future is yet to be resolved, Ten Hag is about to complete his first signing as head of United.
Dutch left-back Tyrell Malacia was photographed arriving in Carrington on Monday before his medical examination.
Many of the United players have already returned to training before the club’s pre-season tour
Dutch left-back Tyrell Malacia was photographed arriving in Carrington on Monday morning
United have agreed a £ 13m deal with Feyenoord for the 22-year-old, who looked relaxed when he was taken to the United training base.
Malaysia is only 22 years old, but his actions have skyrocketed since he became a mainstay of Feyenoord’s first team and will have the ambition to block the left-back spot for the club and the country in a Cup year. Of the world.
He will challenge Luke Shaw for the starting spot at Manchester United and will be confident he can win this battle.
Malaysia played 136 times for Feyenoord and played a key role in helping guide them to the Europa League League final last season, where they narrowly lost to Jose Mourinho’s Roma.
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes was seen arriving in training on Monday morning
Club captain Harry Maguire arrived in a black Range Rover on his return to training
Raphael Varane will look forward to a fresh start at United after a stop-start debut campaign
The Dutchman appeared to be on the verge of moving to France after Lyon reached an agreement with Feyenoord.
But United, alerted to his availability, acted quickly and listened to Lyon’s offer to take him to Manchester.
Shortly after Malaysia, several United first-team players also arrived at the club’s training ground, with Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane and Bruno Fernandes all seen entering Carrington.
It is the first day of return for several stars of United’s first team and their first taste of what the future will be like with their new Dutch coach.