At the same time that one matter was resolved at Old Trafford, another was brought to the forefront of discussion.
Erik ten Hag was given the job of permanent coach of the team, and the previous boss of Ajax already had started work to correct some of the issues that plagued Manchester in 2021/22, when they came 6th and accumulated their lowest points total in the history of the Premier League. In that season, United accumulated their lowest total of points (58).
Since then, the emphasis has shifted to how exactly he would retool the team, with particular attention being paid to the question of whether or not superstar Cristiano Ronaldo becomes a part of it, considering all of the discussion that surrounded his involvement in his return to the club the previous year. His contract with Manchester United is set to expire after the next season.
The summer transfer season has only been open for a few weeks, but the outstanding player from Portugal has already been connected to a number of the major powers in Europe. The most recent report is that the owners of Chelsea have enquired about him with his manager, Jorge Mendes.
Will he be included in Ten Hag's plans, or will his comeback to United be cut short after only one season due to unforeseen circumstances? The only certain thing is that Cristiano's manager isn't hanging around to see what Man United decides; instead, he's busily peddling Ronaldo around to other clubs. While this is happening, United is simultaneously sending signals via the press indicating that the player is not available for purchase.
According to The Athletic, the owner of Chelsea reportedly met with Cristiano's manager Jorge Mendes to explore the prospect of Ronaldo moving to another club. This is the first major piece of delicious transfer rumor that looks to have some staying power.
It is not obvious if Todd Boehly or Mendes was the one pushing this talk; nonetheless, there has not been a refusal, which happened in another team's instance (below).
In the 2021-22 season, Chelsea had a team of scorers contributing goals across all competitions. The Blues were in desperate need of a goal scorer who specialized in scoring goals (13 goals).
Chelsea may need a major central focus in attack now that Romelu Lukaku is allegedly going to return to Inter Milan on loan. Lukaku has scored 15 goals, eight of which have come in the Premier League.
According to a story that has surfaced in Italy, AS Roma, coached by the legendary Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, is now in third place, "putting up all effort possible to get Cristiano Ronaldo. A few things need to be clarified, most notably concerning the rights of images. CR7 is going to be leaving United, "Fabio Petruzzi, who works for Retesport in Italy, cites many sources.
During Ronaldo's tenure at Real Madrid, Jose was Ronaldo's coach. Despite reports that the two had disagreements and Ronaldo's dissatisfaction with the attacking style at the time, Ronaldo allegedly left Real Madrid. Tiago Pinto, the sports director for AS Roma, is also Portuguese, which should be brought to your attention.
Even if, on paper, it seems as though Germany would have made sense as a prospective destination for Ronaldo, Bayern Munich did not waste more time stepping out to dispute the ties to Cristiano when they arose in June.
Ronaldo has risen to the top of the scoring rankings in all the main leagues in the globe, except for Germany's Bundesliga. In addition, Robert Lewandowski is trying to get out of his contract and might leave the Bavarian giants with a huge vacuum in the central striker position.
In addition, Bayern just revealed that they had signed Sadio Mane, a versatile front who can play many positions in the offensive front, including center forward.
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