Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has asked to be allowed to leave his current club, Manchester United, if he receives an appropriate offer in the current summer transfers, according to the British newspaper, The Times.
Sky Sports quoted the newspaper as saying that the 37-year-old’s decision was motivated by his desire to play in the Champions League.
She added that Ronaldo participated in 19 consecutive seasons of the European Champions League since leaving Sporting Lisbon for English football in the summer of 2003, and he has never played in the European League, the tournament in which Manchester United will participate, after he finished sixth in the English Premier League last season.
The Portuguese star is confident in his ability to spend three or four years during which he can play at the highest level, and he wants to spend that period with a team in which he can add individual numbers to his achievements.
Those close to Ronaldo confirmed that he maintains a great position and great respect for the Manchester United fans, and in addition to the sporting reasons for his departure from the team, he has personal reasons represented in his family, which was not happy with life in Manchester.
Cristiano returned last season to Manchester United, 12 years after his departure from the team, where he played for Real Madrid and Juventus, before returning again to “Old Trafford”.