When the season ended, between the end of May and the beginning of June, Kylian Mbappé seemed to be the main protagonist of the summer transfer window. Practically right at Real Madrid, the French striker was the next galactic for a few You meringues having just won the Champions League and wanting to prolong the dynasty—until it ceased to be so and PSG renewed it, leaving the market orphaned of a great story. Until Cristiano Ronaldo does the unlikely.
The idea that the Portuguese international was not satisfied at Manchester United was not new, between the lack of results in the season that was ending and the absence of the Champions League in which he will start. However, the situation became effective and problematic when Ronaldo failed the first training sessions, alleging “family reasons”, reaching a pinnacle the day it was confirmed that he would not be traveling with Erik ten Hag’s crew to the stage in Australia and Thailand.
Cristiano Ronaldo out of the Manchester United squad to head to the pre-season training camp in Thailand
Now, at a time when Chelsea’s interest in signing the captain of the National Team has made headlines and it is becoming increasingly clear that Cristiano Ronaldo does not want to stay at Old Trafford, the Dutch coach has decided to address the matter. “He is not with us for family reasons. We are planning this season with Cristiano Ronaldo. Is that. I really want to work with him, Cristiano is not for sale. He is part of our plans. We want to be successful together”, guaranteed Ten Hag, who added that he still does not know if the Portuguese will join the boarding school in the coming days and revealed that he spoke with the player before leaving for Thailand.
“We had a good conversation. It’s between Cristiano and me. What I can confirm is that we had a very good conversation”, added the coach, who will make his debut this Tuesday at the helm of the Red Devils privately against Liverpool. The truth is that the 37-year-old striker trained at the Cidade do Futebol, in Oeiras, for several days last week and has not yet officially reported for work at Manchester United. According to the English press, Chelsea is the club with the most palpable interest in Cristiano Ronaldo. —even because the eventual hiring would also be a step of affirmation of the new owner, Todd Boehly—, although the decision does not please coach Thomas Tuchel.
Cristiano Ronaldo does not return to training for family reasons
Source: Observadora
