Cristiano Ronaldo will be absent for Manchester United pre-season training once more as doubts grow over his future.
Ronaldo failed to report back for pre-season training on Monday morning due to ‘family reasons’ – with the superstar forward having told the club on Saturday that he wishes to leave this summer.
And the 37-year-old won’t be present on Tuesday for ‘family reasons’ too. It is unclear when the 37-year-old will start pre-season training with the Red Devils – a factor which could prove tricky considering the squad are due to fly out to Thailand and Australia for their pre-season tour on Friday. With Ronaldo’s future increasingly in doubt several clubs are looking at bringing the Portuguese superstar to their club. United have no wish to sell Ronaldo and have yet to receive an enquiry. They have underlined that the striker remains under contract and hope that he sees that out.
Ten Hag has been talking to all United players as he welcomes them back to training and will be keen to sit down with Ronaldo to understand his frustration, particularly as they are due to leave for their pre-season tour of Asia and Australia on Friday.
The Dutch coach had planned for the Portuguese superstar, last season’s top scorer with 24 goals, to be part of his strikeforce for the new campaign and United’s transfer strategy has reflected that.
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