Ronaldo: 'The king will play'
In the midst of rumors about putting pressure to leave Man Utd, on the evening of July 30, Ronaldo suddenly posted on Instagram the status line: "This Sunday, the king will play".
According to British media, Ronaldo will join the reserve squad and young players Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on July 31. This is the final friendly match of Man Utd in the pre -season period, before receiving Brighton in the first round of the Premier League on August 7.
Today, Man Utd played friendly with Atletico at Oslo (Norway). Ronaldo did not participate in this front. In the list of 21 players announced, the attack was chosen by coach Erik Ten Hag including Anthony Elanga, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, and two rookie Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez.
"The players who are not on the list of matches against Atletico will attend the match against Rayo Vallecano, while the other players are sick or injured," the homepage Man Utd announced. "The squad is divided so that the players have time to match both of these matches."
Ronaldo returned to Carrington to practice with his teammates. However, the Portuguese superstar is said to be determined to leave. According to the Daily Mail, the representative of Jorge Mendes informed Man Utd that Ronaldo received a proposal from another club, and wanted Old Trafford to give the transfer price to the deal. Mendes even wants Man Utd to liquidate the contract a year early for Ronaldo to leave freely.
However, on Instagram yesterday, Ronaldo refers to the above information as "fake news". He wrote with a smiley symbol: "It is impossible not to appear rumors about me in a day. If not, the press will not earn money. You know that if not lying, it is impossible to attract the attention of people . Continue to do that and hope one day will appear accurate information. "
Ronaldo contributed the most goals in Man Utd last season, with 18 in the Premier League and Six in the Champions League. However, Man Utd was empty -handed when he was only sixth in the Premier League, soon eliminated from the Champions League, the FA Cup and the League Cup. Ronaldo wants to go to another club to be more ambitious and have tickets to the Champions League season 2022-2023.