SM
Chelsea vs. Celtic: 6 hrs 18 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

Erik ten Hag provides Cristiano Ronaldo update amid ongoing exit talk

:Headline: Erik ten Hag provides Cristiano Ronaldo update amid ongoing exit talk:
Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag insists that he is still planning to have Cristiano Ronaldo at the club next season.
Sports Mole

Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has insisted that he is still planning to have Cristiano Ronaldo at the club next season and potentially for the next couple of years.

The 37-year-old has told the Red Devils that he wants to leave this summer, as he is determined to continue playing Champions League football at this stage of his career.

However, the clubs thought to be in the running for his signature - Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain - have all allegedly decided against signing him in the current market.

Ronaldo did not travel with the Man United squad on their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to a personal issue, which has remained private.

Atletico Madrid are the latest club to be strongly linked with the Portugal international, but Ten Hag is planning for the 2022-23 campaign with the experienced striker in his squad and has also claimed that he could stay at the club until June 2024.

"I am well-informed he also has an option (to extend his contract), eh? Yes (he could stay beyond this season), but to be honest, of course I have signed here for three years, but in football it's short-term as well. We have to win from the start. So I don't look that far ahead," the Manchester Evening News quotes Ten Hag as saying.

"I have a strategy, it's a process, it takes time, but in the end we have to make sure from the outset there is a winning team."

Ten Hag, though, has admitted that he is unsure when Ronaldo will report back to the club's Carrington training complex, claiming that there is "no change" to the situation.

"The same status as last week in Bangkok: no change. I cannot tell you (when he will be back at Carrington). No change in the issue. He is training. I think we all know Ronaldo is a top professional and he will be fit. That is the last concern I have," he added.

"In his career, he has shown everything. I have set my demand. We want to play in a certain way. A top player can contribute and Ronaldo is an absolute top player in our squad. The players dictate the way you play. Especially players who score goals because they are extremely important for a team. You construct your team around them."

Ronaldo, who has denied that he is in talks over a return to Sporting Lisbon, scored 24 goals and registered three assists in 37 appearances at club level last season.

Speaking earlier this month, Ten Hag reiterated that the Portuguese was not for sale, with the player's agent Jorge Mendes seemingly thus far being unsuccessful in his attempts to find his client a new club.

"We are planning for Cristiano Ronaldo for the season and that's it," Ten Hag told reporters. "I'm looking forward to working with him. I have read [that he wants to leave], but what I say is Cristiano is not for sale, he is in our plans and we want success together.

"I spoke with him before this issue came up, I had a conversation with him and I had a good talk. That is between Cristiano and me. What I can confirm is we had a really good conversation together."

Man United have four more friendlies this summer against Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano before their Premier League opener against Brighton & Hove Albion on August 7. body check tags ::

amp_article__490404 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2022-07-18 18:57:37:
html db last update - 2022-07-18 18:57:37 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html

Cristiano Ronaldo future - Click here for more stories

Click here for more stories about Jorge Mendes

Click here for more stories about Manchester United

Share this article now:
HM
Read Next:
The 10 most expensive defenders of all time
>


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Jorge Mendes Cristiano Ronaldo Erik ten Hag Football
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
The 10 most expensive defenders of all time
Prem battle: Newcastle 'to rival' Man United for 'in-demand' Sporting star
Man United 'deploy scout' to watch Sporting star on international duty
Manchester City planning Josko Gvardiol move?

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City117222213923
3Chelsea115422113819
4Arsenal115421812619
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest115421510519
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton115421915419
7Fulham115331613318
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
9Aston Villa115331717018
10Tottenham HotspurSpurs1151523131016
11Brentford115152222016
12Bournemouth114341515015
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Leicester CityLeicester112451421-710
16Everton112451017-710
17Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
18Crystal Palace11146815-77
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves111371627-116
20Southampton11119721-144
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Chelsea attacker being 'monitored' by multiple Premier League clubs

1

CA

Will Lavia, Gusto, Fofana be fit? Chelsea injury, suspension list vs. Leicester

2

WL

Will Yamal, Lewandowski feature? Barcelona injury, suspension news vs. Celta

NEW

3

WY

Arsenal to attempt to replicate Odegaard deal with Real Madrid prospect?

NEW

4

AT

Prem battle: Newcastle 'to rival' Man United for 'in-demand' Sporting star

5

PB

Preview: Plymouth vs. Watford - prediction, team news, lineups

6

PP

Top 20 Premier League managers who have taken charge of the most games in history

7

T2

'In talks for months': Is Zirkzee heading for Man United exit?

8

'T

Preview: Monaco vs. Brest - prediction, team news, lineups

9

PM

Barcelona 'set Raphinha asking price' amid Arsenal interest

10

B'


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .