Cristiano Ronaldo is NOT for sale as Erik ten Hag sees the Portuguese icon as a certain starter and Manchester United understandably do not want him to leave, he is irreplaceable.
Cristiano Ronaldo looks to be staying at Old Trafford as he is too valuable to Manchester United and on the contrary to reports in the recent past, Erik ten Hag does plan to utilise Ronaldo in his team.
Many United fans have been sick with conflicting emotions since news broke out that Ronaldo was looking to leave United, this feeling made worse by reports that his agent, Jorge Mendes, met with Chelsea's new American owner, Todd Boehly and United’s no. 7 was a topic of discussion.
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Jorge Mendes is classed as a ‘super agent’ and Cristiano Ronaldo is the glorious diamond centrepiece in the world class clientele crown that Mendes has curated for himself.
If the 56 year old could make a starting XI from the players under his name, it would give anyone in the Premier League a run for their money.
Manchester City’s Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva, as well as United's failed transfer target and new Liverpool signing, Darwin Nunez are just a few that call Mendes their agent.
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Chelsea, much like United so far in the transfer window, have not bought anyone new through the door, leaving the Blues supporters feeling blue.
The idea that Boehly was enquiring about bringing Ronaldo to the capital city works in favour for the owner of the LA Dodgers as Chelsea fans perceive him being active in the pursuit of big names, even if a deal was never going to materialise.
Mendes flexed his muscles with this meeting, showing United that he has the power to take his best client away from Manchester at any moment.
Due to the global nature of the Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United name this created a whirlwind of headlines which helps Mendes do his job by keeping his man in the shop window and relevant.
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It also jolted Manchester United into action to quickly shut down transfer claims as they cannot afford to lose their talisman. United also believe that the wide reaching net of Mendes means that there are several players under his name that are more likely to move to Chelsea.
It has been reported by Samuel Luckhurst of the MEN that Ronaldo seems to be at the centre of Ten Hag’s forward line as the Dutchman has no doubt that he will start regularly in a front three supported by creative wingers.
Jadon Sancho and Ten Hag’s former player and sought after target Antony could be the key to a successful relationship between the new manager and the Portuguese marksmen.
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Both are tricky and assist concentrated and would happily oblige to feeding Ronaldo with goals.
Ten Hag has only spoken positively about Ronaldo in the past and all eyes will be intensely watching United’s play style in the pre-season tour and seeing how well it caters towards Cristiano Ronaldo.
The pre-season tour is approaching, the Red Devils fly to Bangkok on the 8th of July, four days before their first game against Liverpool.
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Hopefully this seems to be the end of a transfer saga which lacked any substance behind when more details came out.
Manchester United can now concentrate on other problem areas that need addressing in the squad now that they are confident that Ronaldo isn't leaving this season.
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