Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Carrington, Manchester United’s headquarters. And in conversations with the new coach Erik ten Hag (52), he made it clear again that he just wanted to leave.
“ZERO Inquiries” – the Red Devils are said to have received ZERO inquiries for the superstar, various English media reported on Thursday. United, however, are stubborn even after the discussions with the player: Ronaldo is not for sale.
Only 18 degrees in Manchester
Well, the Portuguese’s biggest wish is to play in his beloved Champions League next season. He is rumored to be afraid that his eternal rival Lionel Messi (34) could overtake him in the goalscoring chart. In this leads CR7 with 140 goals, 15 ahead of Messi. But ManUtd will only play in the Europa League next season.
Looking for other reasons, Spanish journalists are certain that Ronaldo’s partner Georgina Rodriguez (28) also plays an important role. The model really wants to go back to Spain, where the two met and fell in love. Georgina posted a picture of rainy Manchester on Instagram on Thursday with a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius.
Ronaldo: There is an offer
Ronaldo’s star agent Jorge Mendes (56) has his hands full trying to find an escape route for his client. At Chelsea, Bayern Munich and most recently Atletico Madrid, however, they have distanced themselves from an obligation.
But now Ronaldo has informed the club management that he has an offer. You should name a price so that a transfer can go through. This is reported by the “Sun” on Friday. From which club, however, the offer should come is not mentioned.
Trail leads to Lisbon
But one direction is becoming more and more likely: that to his homeland! As “The Athletic” reports, Mendes has already held talks with Ronaldo’s first professional club, Sporting Lisbon. Sporting finished second in the Portuguese championship, so they could sing the Champions League anthem to Ronaldo.
Sporting coach Ruben Amorim (37) is said to have reservations. A transfer from Cristiano could shake up the team structure. On the other hand, a commitment to Ronaldo would bring great commercial advantages – despite a wage of around 420,000 francs a week.
Children enrolled in Lisbon school?
Another indication of a Sporting change, the Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha claims, is that Ronaldo has already enrolled his children at a school in Lisbon.
In any case, Manchester United will have a friendly against Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Ronaldo will not appear there. He is still “four weeks” behind his teammates in preparation.
A game against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday is more realistic – if he is not already on the night train to Lisbon by then… (wst)
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