LONDON —
Cristiano Ronaldo missed training
with Manchester United on Monday due to “family reasons”, just days after the
Portugal star reportedly told the club he wants to leave.
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United players who had been away on international
duty over the close-season were scheduled to meet up with the rest of the squad
on Monday.
But, according to British media reports, Ronaldo did
not attend, with his reason for failing to appear at United’s training ground
accepted by the club.
However, the 37-year-old’s absence will be
interpreted as the latest salvo in his bid to engineer a move away from Old
Trafford.
Ronaldo is said to be disappointed by United’s
decline since he returned to the club from
Juventus last year.
United failed to qualify for this coming season’s
Champions League after finishing sixth in the Premier League.
Despite the arrival of new manager Erik ten Hag from
Ajax, Ronaldo reportedly does not believe United can challenge for major honors
in the near future.
In the twilight of his career, Ronaldo would prefer
to join a club capable of satisfying his desire to compete for the game’s top
prizes.
Five-time
Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo, who has a year
left on his United contract, has played 19 consecutive seasons in the Champions
League and is the tournament’s all-time leading scorer.
The former
Real Madrid star’s agent Jorge Mendes has
reportedly sounded out Bayern Munich and Chelsea about a potential move, yet
United are said to be adamant Ronaldo is not for sale.
Ronaldo was United’s top scorer with 24 goals last
term, but his campaign was marred by public shows of frustration on several
occasions as the team struggled under first
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and then
interim boss Ralf Rangnick.
Ronaldo’s absence from training comes as United are
due to leave for their pre-season tour of Asia and Australia on Friday.
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