Erik ten Hag drops hint that Cristiano Ronaldo now wants to stay at Man Utd

Cristiano Ronaldo requested to depart Previous Trafford final month (Image: Getty)

Erik ten Hag has dropped a serious trace that Cristiano Ronaldo has modified his thoughts and now needs to remain at Manchester United.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner requested to depart Previous Trafford final month and it had been thought that he remained eager to name time on his return to the Crimson Devils only one yr after re-joining from Juventus.

Ronaldo was believed to wish to be part of a membership within the Champions League, whereas he sat out United’s pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia as a result of ‘household causes’.

Earlier than Sunday’s defeat to Brighton, the 37-year-old had solely taken half in round 10 days’ coaching and was missing each match sharpness and a familiarity with new boss Ten Hag’s model and ways.

Ten Hag was requested what it was prefer to handle a participant like Ronaldo who needs to depart the membership on Friday forward of Saturday’s journey to Brentford, and stated: ‘That's your assumption [that Ronaldo wishes to depart].

‘That's not what he's telling me. So I take care of the gamers we now have and we plan with him for this season and we now have to suit him into the staff so he has to come back on the proper health ranges in order that he can do the job that we anticipate him to do.’

A few of United’s gamers had grown irritated with Ronaldo and his wantaway antics and needed him to depart the membership, in keeping with current reviews.

There had been solutions that no Champions League-level golf equipment had proven curiosity in Ronaldo, however his agent, Jorge Mendes, has advised United’s board that he has a suggestion on the desk from an unnamed membership.

He has requested CEO Richard Arnold to call a worth for the Portuguese famous person, however United’s hierarchy stay adamant that he's not on the market.

The membership don't really feel they will afford to lose their high scorer from final season – notably given their lack of choices up high, with Christian Eriksen used as a false 9 in opposition to Brighton – and that has led to resentment on Ronaldo’s half.

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