Manchester United ‘accept’ Cristiano Ronaldo departure this summer

Manchester United have accepted that they are going to lose final season’s prime goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo this summer season because the star continues to go on strike reasonably than returning for pre-season coaching.

Ronaldo is but to test into pre-season coaching, and Manchester United are unclear as as to if he shall be becoming a member of their pre-season tour to Asia and Australia, handing new boss Erik Ten Hag an undesirable early headache throughout his time in cost at Outdated Trafford.

Cristiano Ronaldo final season:

? Most Premier League POTM awards
? Most Man United POTM awards
? Man United’s Participant of the Yr
⚽️ Man United’s prime scorer
⚽️ Man United’s Aim of the Season
? Included in Premier League Crew of the Yr pic.twitter.com/I3zRF70xDZ

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 6, 2022

With out Champions League soccer, Ronaldo was additional agitated by the shortage of switch exercise on the Theatre of Goals, with Tyrell Malacia the one addition to this point this summer season and 7 gamers having departed the primary staff squad.

Now, the hierarchy appears to have recognised that retaining the worldwide icon on the membership when he clearly needs to depart is futile, and have accepted his determination to take action.

As per the Sun, ‘United have been initially bullish about their star striker nonetheless being with them for subsequent season’ However, they proceed, ‘Purple Devils bigwigs have now recognised they can not preserve him towards his will and wish to keep away from an extended, drawn-out battle.’

The likes of Chelsea, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Roma and Sporting Lisbon have all been talked about as potential locations for Ronaldo this summer season, however for one cause or one other a number of appear unrealistic.

The place will Ronaldo head?

In the intervening time, Chelsea look like the frontrunner, with Todd Boehly eager to make an announcement signing after taking on the membership.

Bayern Munich have dominated themselves out of the race, whereas Barcelona appear extra targeted on luring Robert Lewandowski to the Camp Nou.

In the meantime, Roma wouldn’t have Champions League soccer to supply, and there are questions as as to if a return to Serie A can be one thing Ronaldo can be eager on.

One factor appears more and more probably, nevertheless. He received’t be at Outdated Trafford this season.

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Premier League desk

#	Crew	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	Crew	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	Crew	Purple 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	Crew	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