The Manchester United squad and supervisor don’t want Cristiano Ronaldo on the membership, in line with former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
Erik ten Hag took cost of United on the finish of final season, and unsurprisingly, he has endured a tough first summer time on the membership.
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He has been pushing for the signing of Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, and after weeks of negotiations, had a bid accepted by the La Liga aspect.
Nevertheless, the Netherlands worldwide isn’t eager on the swap, with Chelsea now rising as a possible vacation spot.
On prime of the De Jong saga, Ten Hag has needed to cope with a switch request from the Crimson Devils’ prime scorer final season, Ronaldo.
The Portuguese striker returned for pre-season responsibility late resulting from ‘household causes’ and made his first look in pre-season on Sunday, enjoying 45 minutes of the membership’s draw towards Rayo Vallecano at Outdated Trafford.
Curiosity within the 37-year-old is low. Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are two of many sides linked with the participant, however a transfer to both membership seems to be off the playing cards as issues stand.
Amidst the entire drama at Outdated Trafford, Liverpool legend Carragher has stated that he thinks Ronaldo’s teammates and Ten Hag don’t want him on the membership forward of the brand new season.
“I all the time thought he was a weird signing. I all the time felt this example would come, even when Ronaldo did nice,” Carragher stated on the most recent episode of The Overlap (quotes by way of the Mirror).
“He signed a two-year deal plus one other 12 months, which I couldn’t consider, and he’s by no means going to play second fiddle to anybody however as gamers, at a sure stage in your profession everyone knows that you simply’re not the identical participant, and his profession has gone on longer as a result of he’s such a terrific skilled.
“However the reality he’s now 37, 38 this season, he’s not the identical participant. He’s nonetheless a terrific aim scorer however he’s not the identical participant.
“No different membership in Europe at this second needs him, I may be unsuitable. Nevertheless it doesn’t appear like United can get him out, so in the intervening time different membership don’t need him.
“I feel for those who requested Ten Hag, I don’t assume he needs him. And I’m not fairly positive the dressing room at Manchester United would need Cristiano Ronaldo proper now.”
