Ronaldo misses three straight Manchester United’s training
Cristiano Ronaldo, a forward for Manchester United, missed the team’s preseason workout today for the third straight day.
According to a Wednesday article in the Daily Mail, his behavior has left the Old Trafford team unsure of whether he will accompany the group on its preseason trip of Asia and Australia.
After notifying the team on Saturday that he intended to leave this summer, Ronaldo claimed on Monday and Tuesday that he was absent due to family obligations.
Following the disappointing performance of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team last season, which saw them finish sixth in the Premier League standings, the five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or has been strongly linked to moving on to other teams this summer.
Ronaldo will miss Champions League if he remains with the club.
Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Napoli are all on red alert and eyeing a move for the disturbed former Real Madrid and Juventus star.
Todd Boehly, Chelsea’s new owner had met Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes to discuss a potential transfer. Meanwhile, Erik ten Hag, Manchester United’s new manager has revealed that Ronaldo is in his plan for next season as the Dutch tactician prepares his squad to head on their pre-season tour on Friday.
The first game set to take place in Bangkok against Liverpool on July 12, but it is still uncertain whether Ronaldo will board the plane with his team-mates.
The 37-year-old Portuguese international sealed a move back to Manchester United in August from Juventus on agreed €14 million fee including a further €8m in bonuses.
Despite the player’s agent Jorge Mendes meeting different clubs over recent weeks there is also a limited market for a player on around £480,000 a week.
