Erik ten Hag can face a major weakening at the very beginning of his engagement at Manchester United. According to The Times, Cristiano Ronaldo longs for matches in the Champions League, which he will not get at Old Trafford after finishing sixth in the Premier League last season.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner bounced back to a great career with the Red Devils, after spending twelve years at Real Madrid and Juventus, he only returned to their shirt last summer. He himself experienced the worst goal-scoring season in fifteen years, even so, eighteen league goals and another six in the Champions League is a very good balance.
However, the performances of the entire team cannot be evaluated so positively. The Manchester team did not follow up on the previous second place and finished sixth in the league with an abysmal loss of thirteen points to the fourth place.
In the next season, the Red Devils only have to play in the European League, which Ronaldo has never played before. Since his departure from Sporting in 2003, he has been among the best in Europe every season, scoring 140 goals and assisting another 42.
Chelsea and Bayern would like to allow him further interventions in their jersey, The Athletic also writes about the interest of Napoli. At the same time, Manchester United hope to get back the almost 13 million pounds they paid for the Portuguese last year.
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