The current summer transfer market witnessed the worst period in the history of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Manchester United star.
The Portuguese player had been subjected to many ups and downs over the past months, both personally and professionally, which called him to take many unbalanced decisions.
Cristiano Ronaldo missed the preparation period for Manchester United and its foreign camps due to special family reasons, amid reports confirming that this matter came because of his desire to leave the club and the latter refused to respond to his request.
Ronaldo was eventually forced to join Manchester United training, where he participated in only one half in United’s last pre-season match against Rayo Vallecano of Spain, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Ronaldo participated as a substitute at the start of Manchester United’s Premier League campaign against Brighton, which ended in a 1-2 loss, before he played a key role in the fall with four unanswered against Brentford in the second round.
The Portuguese star faced great criticism after the meeting from the fans and analysts, as many confirmed that his thought of leaving made him lose his focus with the team, which made coach Eric Ten Hag agree to his departure if an alternative was provided, according to reports.
In the following report, “Al Ain Sports” reviews 4 reasons why the current summer Mercato is the worst in the history of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Request to leave Manchester United
Ronaldo submitted a request to the Manchester United management to agree to his departure this summer, in the event that an attractive offer arrives during the Mercato.
And the Portuguese player wanted to leave because of his desire to participate in the Champions League, as he believes that he has 3 or 4 years left to play at the highest levels of football and wants to spend it in a club that feels capable of adding something to him and his achievements.
Ronaldo’s desire to leave was not only for sporting reasons, but was also related to private reasons, after the difficult period his family went through, as his love for United – according to those close to him – did not change at all despite everything.
5 clubs refused to sign Cristiano Ronaldo
He added to the sorrows of Cristiano Ronaldo, several major clubs in Europe refused to include him, because of his large salary, led by Bayern Munich, who lost a distinguished player with the transfer of his Polish striker Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona.
Chelsea also refused to include the Don, although he found himself during the Mercato without a striker, after the departure of the Belgian Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan on loan for one season.
The same thing happened from Paris Saint-Germain, although that move would have made football fans happy, as they waited to see Ronaldo lined up on the same side with his eternal rival Lionel Messi.
With much talk of Neymar’s departure, and with plenty of money in the Parisian club’s coffers, the idea of bringing Ronaldo to the French capital’s team dominated the club’s management for some time, but it was clearly not serious, as it ended in failure.
Although Ronaldo achieved many records in terms of scoring goals during the 9 years he spent at the Santiago Bernabeu between 2009 and 2018, the Royal Club refused to return it to its walls.
Although the “Don” is still highly respected by the club and its fans, the Champions League holder has Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior, and Eden Hazard, and has no real need for emotional deals.
And after Ronaldo’s relationship with Manchester City increased last summer, before United intervened and prevented his spoiled girl from replacing red with blue, City coach Pep Guardiola did not repeat the offer this season.
Guardiola did not wait long to sign a top scorer, and already signed with Erling Haaland, which made the Cristiano Ronaldo deal forgotten.
succumb to reality
The 37-year-old eventually reversed his decision to leave Manchester United and decided to continue with the English club.
But Cristiano Ronaldo was surprised that the team suffered a loss in the first round of the English Premier League at home against Brighton with two goals against a goal, and while searching for a remedy for the first loss, the unexpected happened.
Manchester United was a guest of Brentford, and within 35 minutes of the first half, the team conceded 4 goals in the worst scenario ever in the history of its participation in the competition in the Premier League era, which began in 1992.
Ronaldo did not believe what was happening to his team, as he watched the goals in his own net, amid outrage from the United supporters, and after the match, he refused Steve McClaren, assistant coach, to go to the fans and greet them after the humiliating defeat.
Not only did Ronaldo do that, but he also ignored his coach, Eric Ten Hag, as he did not shake hands with him after the end of the match.
Threatened with expulsion for the first time
After Ronaldo’s behavior during the Brentford match, the United management wanted to impose a state of discipline on the team, and also wanted a change in the behavior of the veteran star.
Therefore, the administration issued a stern warning to Ronaldo, including a threat to terminate his contract, which expires in the summer of 2023, in the coming days.
According to the “Sky Sports” network, the management of Manchester United has become dissatisfied with Cristiano’s behavior in the recent period, and decided to abandon his services if it was able to include a distinguished alternative striker in the remainder of the summer Mercato days.