Erik ten Hag sends out Cristiano Ronaldo warning in first press conference

Erik ten Hag has warned potential suitors that Cristiano Ronaldo shouldn’t be on the market this summer time, regardless of the Portuguese star not having but proven up for pre-season coaching in hopes of pushing by a transfer away.

In his first pre-match press convention as Manchester United boss, final season’s high goalscorer inevitably dominated proceedings due each to his pedigree and his absence from the Pink Devils touring squad.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 02: Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United in the course of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Brentford at Outdated Trafford on Might 02, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photograph by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Photos)

Nevertheless, Ten Hag was fast to disclaim {that a} departure was within the works, stressing that his key asset was not on the market this summer time.

“Cristiano Ronaldo shouldn’t be on the market, he’s in our plans”, he advised the media. “He’s not with us on account of private points. We’re planning with Cristiano Ronaldo for this season, that’s it”.

He then added that he was “wanting ahead to work with him”, allaying potential fears that the 37 12 months previous is probably not in Manchester come switch deadline day.

‘He hasn’t advised me’

Quizzed additional on whether or not Ronaldo needs to depart regardless of not being on the market, Ten Hag referred to an earlier dialog he had had with the participant, wherein he didn’t counsel he was eager on departing.

“I spoke with Cristiano Ronaldo earlier than this situation got here up. I had a great dialog with him. He hasn’t advised me that he needs to depart… I’ve learn. We would like success collectively”, he revealed.

After all, whether or not or not that has modified within the ensuing weeks, and whether or not Manchester United are in a position to hold the participant towards his will with out majorly affecting the dressing room is one other matter.

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Premier League desk

#	Group	MP	D	P
1	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
2	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
3	Aston Villa	0	0	0
4	Brentford FC	0	0	0
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
6	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
7	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
8	Everton FC	0	0	0
9	Fulham FC	0	0	0
10	Leeds United	0	0	0
11	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
13	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
14	Manchester United	0	0	0
15	Newcastle United	0	0	0
16	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0	0
18	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
19	West Ham United	0	0	0
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0

Participant	Group	Targets
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Group	Pink Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Group	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6