The 37-year-old Portugal international has been given extra time off to attend to a family matter and will not join Erik ten Hag and his squad on their tour of Thailand and Australia. As for Ronaldo’s future at Old Trafford, Sky Sports News understands that United are willing to listen to offers for Ronaldo this summer, although the club’s public position is that he remains under contract for another season and is not for sale. United’s tour begins against Liverpool in Bangkok on July 12, before facing Melbourne Victory in Australia three days later and Crystal Palace in Melbourne on July 19. They then face Aston Villa in Perth on July 23 before returning home via Oslo to face Atletico Madrid on July 30. United’s only game on English soil before the start of the new season will be against Rayo Vallecano on July 31, meaning they could be more than a month into their preparations before Ronaldo’s next appearance for the club. The forward’s absence comes amid reports United are keen to leave Old Trafford this summer should the right offer arrive. Ronaldo was due to return to his team-mates on Monday but has instead been keeping fit at Portugal’s training base – Cidade do Futebol – for the past few days. Former United defender Gary Neville believes Ronaldo’s future at United cannot become a “saga” this summer. The Sky Sports pundit tweeted on Monday: “The only important factor in Ronaldo’s situation is that it is dealt with decisively and quickly. This cannot be a saga that takes the focus off the ETH bed for the next couple of months.”
“Obsessive Ronaldo wants CL football”
Portuguese football pundit Pedro Sepulveda on Sky Sports: “When the transfer window is open, it’s normal to talk about Cristiano Ronaldo. Manchester United are not in the Champions League next season and Ronaldo is unhappy about it. “He’s absolutely passionate about playing in the competition, so he’s not living well with the reality that he’s not going to be playing in it for the foreseeable future. “He spoke to Jorge Mendes’ agent, who is seeing if there are other options. He said he would speak to clubs aiming to win the Champions League to see what could be done in terms of a change in this summer’s transfer window. . “You can forget about the English clubs – Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham – as I am 100 percent sure that Ronaldo will not play for another team in England, while Ronaldo does not fit the new PSG project. “He’s leaving Bayern Munich as an option. There was no interest from Bayern, but Mendes spoke to them and asked the question – ‘what do you think about buying Ronaldo for next season?’” Bayern were a bit confused when Mendes suggested Ronaldo as he is not the type of player they usually look for. “When an agent makes an offer for Ronaldo, you only need to look at the athletic performance – not the age. Ronaldo has a salary of around £25m, so it’s not easy for any club to afford it. Mendes asked Bayern about what they think . “Swapping Robert Lewandowski is not an option as he either stays or goes to Barcelona. These are just rumors at this stage and it’s normal when it comes to Ronaldo.”
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