Erik ten Hag has reportedly had a change of heart over Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United and is now open to letting him leave the club.
The 37-year-old's future at Old Trafford has been one of the hot topics
in football since he declared his intention to quit the club earlier in
the summer following their failure to qualify for the Champions League.
Ten Hag, who became the club's first manager in 101 years to lose his
first two games following their 4-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday, had
wanted Ronaldo to remain part of his plans for this season.
But The Athletic claimed the 52-year-old has now changed his mind and is
open to letting Ronaldo leave, citing his difficult reintegration back
into the squad after he missed most of pre-season due to family reasons.
The report said that since returning to the fold, there have been days
where Ronaldo sits by himself during lunch at the canteen at their
Carrington training ground.
The same outlet reports there have also been instances of him flapping
his arms about in training and trying to argue against the high-pressing
approach implemented by Ten Hag.
Sportsmail revealed that while Ronaldo is said to be training well, he
exchanged words with Ten Hag's No 2, Steve McClaren, at the final
whistle after refusing to applaud United's travelling fans, and there is
a feeling that his mood is having a negative effect on the dressing
room.
The Athletic insists United will only consider selling the Portugal
international if they can recruit in the forward areas, which they have
found beyond difficult this summer and their need has been exacerbated
by Anthony Martial's injury.
No comments:
Post a Comment