Cristiano Ronaldo is still undecided about leaving Manchester United after the club failed to secure Champions League football.
Manchester United admits that Cristiano Ronaldo WILL leave the team in the late spring.
The 37-year-old Portuguese genius is currently absent from class due to "family concerns."
Anyhow, after a futile return to Old Trafford eleven months ago, Ronaldo has proactively stated that he needs to stop.
At initially, Joined had high hopes for keeping their top striker for the upcoming campaign.
Despite his desire to the contrary, Red Devils' fat cats have now realized they can't keep him and that they should avoid engaging in a tiresome, protracted battle.
United's outstanding No. 7 should remain, the new manager Erik ten Hag had acknowledged.
He stated: "Ronaldo is a titan because he has already demonstrated that he is fiercely aggressive. I could naturally wish to keep him."
In any event, Ten Hag now accepts that he should prepare for a future without him after speaking with the board.
Ronaldo led all scorers with 24 goals last season, but United finished sixth with 58 points, their lowest total in the Premier League and 35 points behind champion Manchester City.
In January, SunSport reported that Ronaldo's advisors had informed incoming CEO Richard Arnold that their client would leave if the team didn't qualify for the Champions League.
Despite his age, the super-fit forward believes he can win accolades at the highest level — but not with United.
When he returned from Juventus last August, he signed a two-year contract.
In any event, he was instantly scared by how the club's ideals had deteriorated since he departed for Real Madrid in 2009.
Ron was also perplexed by the number of more youthful athletes who refused to accept advice.
Meanwhile, free-specialist midfielder Eriksen, 30, is close to marking and is expected to join his new teammates on the second leg of their preseason tour in Australia.
The Red Devils leave tomorrow for Bangkok, where they will meet Liverpool on Tuesday.
Joined are also optimistic of landing midfielder Frenkie de Jong, 25, in a £56 million deal, despite Barcelona president Laporta insisting they would prefer not to trade him.
In 2019, De Jong joined the Nou Camp from Ten Hag's old club Ajax.
Due to Barca's financial difficulties, the sale may still go through, with Laporta admitting: "We would rather not sell at the moment, but it could intrigue us."
Joined have accepted Fulham's £10 million bid for Brazilian midfielder Pereira, 26.