Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag has insisted that Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale this summer despite rumors linking him to a move away from Old Trafford.
Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United last summer from Juventus for £ 20 million on a two-year deal with an option to extend for an additional one year. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was voted Manchester United player of the season.
The 37-year-old scored 24 goals and provided 3 assists in 39 appearances for Manchester United last season including 18 goals in 30 Premier League outings. Only Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min scored more with 23 goals.
There are speculations in the news in the past weeks linking Cristiano Ronaldo to a potential move away from Manchester United. The 37-year-old Portuguese international’s agent Jorge Mendes has held a meeting with Chelsea acting Chairman and director of football Todd Boehly. Mendes has also met with Barcelona President Juan Laporta over the Portuguese international’s future.
Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to show up for pre-season and missed out on Manchester United’s pre-season tour in Asia citing personal issues as the reason for his failure to report for pre-season. There is a section of Manchester United fans who thinks the Portuguese superstar is doing so to engineer a move from United.
Napoli, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, and Barcelona have all shown interest in Cristiano Ronaldo.
What did Erik Ten Hag say about Ronaldo’s future?
Speaking at a press conference on Monday in Thailand, The manager coach said: “He’s not with us, it is due to personal issues.”
When asked if Cristiano Ronaldo will be sold this summer, the former Ajax manager said: “No, we are planning with Ronaldo for this season, so that’s it and I am looking forward to working with him.
“I don’t know, he hasn’t told me this so I have read but what I say Cristiano is not for sale, he’s in our plans and we want to get success together.”
The former Ajax manager added: “I spoke with him before this issue came up I had a conversation with him, a really good talk”
Erik Ten Hag has revealed that Harry Maguire will remain Manchester United captain next season.
The United manager said: “Harry Maguire is the captain.
“Of course, I have to get all the players to know all the players, that takes time but he is the established captain for years, he has achieved a lot of success so I don’t doubt this issue.”
Meanwhile, Manchester United defender Victor Lindelöf has promised to fight for his position as United closes in on Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez.
The Swedish captain said when asked if he is nervous about manchester united interest in Lisandro Martinez: “I’m not a nervous person, I’m quite calm. I know what I can do on the pitch, I’ve been working very hard and that’s all I can focus on really.
“I’m always confident. At every club like this, there should be competition for places, that’s a very good thing.
“You need it to perform and to compete for trophies. This is my sixth year, I’ve made almost 200 appearances now, I want to do many more and I want to help the team on the pitch.
“I’ve been playing quite a lot of games. Even if I have a bad day, I think I can perform at a high level and I think my teammates can trust me as well on the pitch.”
