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Ronaldo not on Man United plane plane for pre-season tour of Asia amid exit talk

talksport.com, 7 July 2022, 19:13
Cristiano Ronaldo will not travel with the Manchester United squad for their tour of Asia on Friday.

The Portuguese is understood to have asked to leave the club following Man United's failure to qualify for the 2022/23 Champions League.

Ronaldo was conspicuous by his absence on Monday when new boss Erik ten Hag welcomed United's international players to Carrington for the start of pre-season training.

The forward told the club he was dealing with a family matter and remained absent on Thursday, when United confirmed to the PA news agency that he has been given additional time to deal with the issue.

As a result, Ronaldo will not be part of the group flying to Bangkok on Friday and there is no timeframe on when the forward will link up with United, who take on Liverpool in Thailand on July 12 before flying to Australia.

While he will not board the flight to Bangkok, United insist Ronaldo will be part of the squad this season.

Having repeatedly said in recent weeks that he is not for sale, the club maintain that stance remains unchanged amid reports they are in fact willing to sell the Portugal international.

There look to be landing spots for the vastly-paid former Real Madrid forward and Chelsea are still weighing up their level of interest.

Fan favourite Ronaldo only returned to Old Trafford last summer, joining from Juventus for a fee rising to 23million euros (£19.6m).

Ronaldo scored 24 goals in all competitions and was named Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year, but individual quality was unable to prevent his first season back at United ending trophyless and with a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League.

Europa League football awaits as Ten Hag starts his rebuild, which will go up a gear when United face rivals Liverpool. United then head to Australia, where fixtures against Melbourne Victory and Crystal Palace in Melbourne are followed by a friendly against Aston Villa in Perth.

Ten Hag so far only has one new face to call upon after United completed the signing of Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia, meaning there are still key areas of the squad that need strengthening.

The club's well-documented pursuit of Frenkie de Jong continues and is understood to have been complicated by Barcelona owing the Holland international wages.

Christian Eriksen has verbally agreed to join, with a three-year contract being drawn up, and the Old Trafford giants have a firm interest in Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez.

Discussions have been held about Ajax winger Antony, while Brazilian compatriot Andreas Pereira is heading for an Old Trafford exit.

Fulham have seen their offer of an initial £8million and a further £2m in potential add-ons for the 26-year-old midfielder accepted by United.

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