According to press reports, representatives of Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo were able to convince Diego Simeone, head coach of Atletico Madrid, to include “Don” in the Spanish team.
According to the Spanish sports newspaper, Diario AS, Ronaldo, who is currently playing for Manchester United, is still determined to leave in hopes of entering the Champions League.
The source added that European football clubs do not show much interest in the 37-year-old Ronaldo, despite Ronaldo’s record of success.
The newspaper reported that Ronaldo’s representatives spoke to Atletico coach Diego Simeone and convinced him to include Ronaldo, who previously played for Real Madrid.
Ronaldo scored 311 goals in 292 La Liga games when he played for Real Madrid between 2009 and 2018 and won the Champions League four times.
According to the report of the British newspaper “Times”, Chelsea have given up on Ronaldo’s inclusion in the team due to the deal they made on Wednesday, according to which they obtained the services of Raheem Sterling.
Meanwhile, other reports suggested the possibility of Ronaldo returning to Sporting Lisbon, but the Portuguese team denied this.
Earlier, the recently appointed Dutch coach of Manchester United, Erik ten Hoag, surprised everyone with his “tough” comments about the Portuguese star, saying in a press conference: “Ronaldo is not for sale, he is in It’s our plans. And now he’s not with us because he’s facing problems.” Family, we are planning for next season with Ronaldo.”
Ten Hoag confirmed that he had spoken to Ronaldo upon his arrival at the club and that Ronaldo had not informed him of his desire to leave the club, and that he later heard about it in the press.
Source: Lebanon Debate
