Cristiano Ronaldo held talks over his Manchester United future with manager Erik ten Hag on Tuesday as Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich ruled out a move for the striker.
The 37-year-old arrived at Carrington’s training ground on Tuesday morning with his agent Jorge Mendes for talks.
Former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was also seen arriving but is understood to have been there for a regular board meeting with chief executive Richard Arnold.
Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Manchester United’s training ground
Ronaldo returned to the UK on Monday after missing the club’s pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to family reasons, with the explanation accepted by the club.
Ten Hag admitted he was unclear about the situation ahead of the tour, but Ronaldo is now back in the United set-up after training away from the squad in recent weeks.
The Portugal captain has told United he wants to leave this summer amid concerns he cannot compete for the club’s top trophies.
Danny Mills believes it could work in Erik ten Hag’s favor if Cristiano Ronaldo can manage a move away from Manchester United.
But United’s stance on Ronaldo’s future has not changed – United are willing to listen to offers for Ronaldo this summer. Sky Sports News understands, but the club’s public stance remains that it is not for sale.
Ten Hag said in Bangkok that Ronaldo, who has a year left on his United contract, has his plans for next season and hopes he will stay at the club.
Erik ten Hag gives his latest thoughts on Cristiano Ronaldo’s current situation at Manchester United and also reveals his desire for the club to sign a new striker.
“We are planning Cristiano Ronaldo for the season and that’s it. I really want to work with him. Cristiano is not for sale. He is in our plans and we want success together,” said the Dutchman.
“He is not with us and it is for personal reasons. I spoke to him before this matter came out. I had a conversation with him and I had a good talk. This is between Cristiano and me. What I can confirm is that we had a a very good conversation together. I didn’t talk to him after (the news).”
Atlético and Bayern rule out the signing of Ronaldo
Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich have ruled out the race to sign Ronaldo.
Atletico were linked with a move for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, but their president Enrique Cerezo has described a move for the Real Madrid icon as “practically impossible”.
“I’ve said it several times, I don’t know who made up the Cristiano story, but I’ll tell you it’s practically impossible for him to come to Atlético Madrid,” Cerezo told reporters on Tuesday via The Supporter of Cope.
Jamie O’Hara believes Cristiano Ronaldo could still remain at Manchester United as speculation continues to surround his future at the club.
“Rumours are rumours, and they should stay rumours. If you keep feeding the rumours, eventually it will seem like something real, which it isn’t.”
Meanwhile, Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn said that despite initial consideration and even after losing star striker Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, the Bundesliga champions will not pursue a move for Ronaldo.
In early July, Kahn told the German magazine Kicker that Ronaldo does not fit into the club’s recruitment philosophy, and has reiterated the observations in an interview with Bild.
Adam Stott of The United Stand says that Manchester United fans would rather see the team perform well as a whole than rely on individual performances from Ronaldo to get them results.
“We talked about Cristiano Ronaldo internally, I consider him one of the best players ever,” Kahn said.
“Then we came to the conclusion that, despite the love for Cristiano, he would not fit into our philosophy in the current situation.”
Has Ronaldo run out of options?
Dharmesh Sheth gives an update on the latest Manchester United transfer news, as Frenkie de Jong considers his future at Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo’s next club is still unknown.
Melissa Reddy, senior reporter for Sky Sports News:
“As we’ve seen on Instagram, Ronaldo has stayed fit so there are no concerns from Manchester United about his fitness or fitness level – he’s one of the fittest players in world football.
“Ultimately, Ronaldo expressed his desire to leave Old Trafford, but he is running out of options, and it looks like he will actually have to stay. He may try to trade it for the 25-per-cent pay cut cent of his contract. being waived by United, he may want to maneuver and articulate a new deal, we’ll have to wait and see. But it doesn’t look like Stamford Bridge is on his cards.
“Chelsea have distanced themselves from a deal for Ronaldo, as have Bayern Munich, Napoli and many other elite clubs that Jorge Mendes, who is Ronaldo’s agent, has tried to sell him to.
“This offer from Saudi Arabia is astronomical but ultimately it does not give Cristiano Ronaldo what he wants, which is this legacy. He wants to achieve Champions League records that he believes no one else can achieve in the future.
Ronaldo has been keeping fit in the gym during this pre-season campaign
“He wants to sign at the absolute highest level. Now it looks like every time he will have to stay at Manchester United because there are no takers from the big clubs.
“Everyone already has their strikers, and Chelsea, which is the only club that looks like it could be cut by what Cristiano Ronaldo offers off the pitch because we were told that Mendes, while he was in front of these clubs, presented his numbers in terms of social media influence, the sponsorship he gets, the commercial gain from selling his shirts and things like that, but even now they say it’s not in their plans. His goal immediate is to strengthen the defense.
“So that leaves Ronaldo with really few options. We know he wants to compete at the highest level, so if he goes to Saudi Arabia, that goes against everything he’s said and everything we know about him and of his career.
“Manchester United have always been very calm and very comfortable. They have insisted that he is not for sale, and he will see out the last year of his contract. How they handle it now we will see, but Ronaldo remains fit. , of so they don’t have any issues or fears about what condition he’ll report to in the preseason.”
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