Returning to Manchester at the start of the week after missing out on the Red Devils’ summer tour, Cristiano Ronaldo began discussions with his management regarding his departure from United. But the Manconian club, according to the Telegraph, reassured the Portuguese to close the door.
A new chapter in the Cristiano Ronaldo case opened on Tuesday. After the speculations of the past few weeks, the Portuguese has returned to Manchester, who missed the summer tour with his club. The ghost of leaving is more present than ever.
The first round of negotiations took place between the Ballon d’Or quintet and the Manconian club in Carrington, with CR7 clearly in attendance but also by his former mentor, Sir Alex Ferguson, being formally invited to a football meeting. If the Red Devils did not officially talk about the nature of these discussions, the British Daily telegraph Understands the positions each side tried to defend.
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United and Ronaldo are sticking to their guns… for now
And these things haven’t really moved: the 37-year-old, accompanied by his agent Jorge Mendes, has confirmed his intention to leave the club. But in response, United have stuck to their guns that the Portuguese will not have an exit voucher which is a full part of coach Erik ten Hag’s plans.
So it remains for Ronaldo and his agent to prepare for their next step. As things stand, things remain clear on their side: the top scorer in the history of the Champions League wants to compete in the championship next season, even if there are not many viable alternatives.
As a result, it seems unlikely that we will see the Portuguese take part in United’s upcoming friendlies, against Atletico Madrid on Saturday in Oslo and against Rayo Vallecano at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The same for the start of the Premier League, on Sunday 7 August against Brighton. Last year, CR7 still started the season with Juventus before seeing his move to United open in the last days of August.
