Cristiano Ronaldo asked to leave Manchester United back in January, before club figures dissuaded him from making a scene. The Portuguese is supposed to be even more willing to move on this summer after the Red Devils did not finish in the Champions League places last season.
United fans cheered last summer when Ronaldo sealed his return to the club from Juventus, completing a £ 12.9m deal and signing a lucrative contract. The change was made even sweeter by the fact that the superstar was stolen under the noses of Manchester City, and Ronaldo was expected to move to the Etihad.
While the 37-year-old’s return to Old Trafford had many highs, reports say he wants to let it show the idea that not everything went as planned. Finishing sixth was perhaps the last straw for Ronaldo, who has never played in the Europa League during his career.
The Mirror claim that he began regretting returning to United in January, requesting that he leave the club before being ruled out of creating a scene.
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Weeks of effort have been poured into the negotiations for Frenkie de Jong, only the president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, publicly stated on Saturday that the midfielder “is not for sale” and would prefer to stay in Catalonia. United fans are not losing hope after agreeing on a £ 56 million fee, but the move may be on the rock.
Ten Hag doesn’t have any new tabs yet to show off, as the window ventures beyond July. Finally, it is believed that an announcement is imminent on Feyenoord’s left-back, Tyrell Malacia, and while the Dutchman will bring depth and competition to Luke Shaw, it may not be the player’s caliber to propel United back among the strong hitters. of the Premier League.
Huge holes remain in the team after a number of stars fled after their contracts expired. Ajax trio Lisandro Martinez, Jurrien Timber and Antony have been closely linked with the Red Devils, although fans have been frustrated by the slow progress on all fronts.
Ronaldo’s departure would add another important task to Ten Hag’s growing “to-do list” as the European market is hardly full of exciting and achievable strikers. It was a different story several weeks ago when Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez were in play, but instead were caught by Premier League rivals Manchester City and Liverpool, respectively.