Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly desire to leave Man United. At the age of 37, the “iron man” who only rested 19 days, can still amaze Chelsea, Bayern, and Napoli. News about Ronaldo’s desire to leave Man United was widely heard throughout last Saturday (2/7/2022). Ronaldo is said to exit from Old Trafford if Man United accepts an ideal offer from another club. The Portuguese striker with the initials CR7 is still under contract until 2023 with Manchester United.
There are a number of factors that are said to be driving Ronaldo to explain his desire to leave. Participation in the Champions League is one factor. In the 2022-2023 season, Man United will be absent from the Champions League because they only finished sixth in the 2021-2022 Premier League.
Throughout his professional career at senior level, Ronaldo has so far never defended a club that did not take part in the Champions League. In addition, Ronaldo is also said to be disappointed with Man United’s sluggish maneuvers in the 2022 summer transfer market.
While rivals in the Premier League such as Man City and Liverpool have made big signings via the transfers of Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez, Man United has not yet made a breakthrough in the player market. In fact, when he started the pre-season on June 27, Man United coach, Erik ten Hag, had not seen a number of names that were targeted to join his team. MU’s inaction in realizing the transfer of a number of big targets such as Frenkie de Jong, Antony, and Christian Eriksen is said to have made Ronaldo doubt the ambitions of the club.
Rumors have recently circulated linking Ronaldo with several clubs, from Chelsea, Bayern Munich, to most recently, Napoli. A few weeks ago, Ronaldo was said to have been offered by his agent, Jorge Mendes, to the new Chelsea owner, Todd Boehly. Jorge Mendes and Todd Boehly had a meeting in Portugal and Ronaldo became one of the discussions.
On the other hand, Bayern Munich is reportedly preparing Ronaldo as a replacement for Robert Lewandowski, who has admitted that he wants to leave the Bavarian club. Napoli then emerged as a destination option. Despite not having the financial muscle as strong as Chelsea or Bayern, Napoli have the lure of Ronaldo in the form of participation in the Champions League.
At the age of 37, Ronaldo has proven to still have great allure. even though it is fairly old for the size of a footballer. Last season he became the most fertile player at Man United with 24 goals in 38 games in all competitions. If you count the nicks in the English League alone, Ronaldo’s goal treasury is 18 points. There are only two names of Premier League players from 2021 to 2022 who have scored more goals than CR7.
Judging from Ronaldo’s level of sharpness, it’s only natural that big clubs like Chelsea, Bayern Munich, AS Roma and Napoli are said to have a heart. Moreover, Ronaldo is arguably an “iron man”. The age of the head of three does not make him a glass man who is prone to injury.
Transfermarkt noted that in the span of the past two seasons, Ronaldo had only “rested” for a total of 19 days due to physical problems. Seeing Ronaldo’s physical strength, it is not strange if Erik ten Hag is ready to make the Portuguese superstar the foundation of Man United’s front line. Ten Hag has admitted it since his inaugural interview session as the architect of MU at the end of May.
“Sure,” was Ten Hag’s short answer when asked if Ronaldo was part of his big plans with Man United. The Dutch coach also firmly said that Ronaldo would bring goals for his team. Ten Hag now clearly hopes for the hard efforts of Man United’s management to convince Ronaldo to stay at Old Trafford.
