Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent would negotiate with Sporting Lisbon after the five-time Ballon d'Or player leaves Manchester United, The Athletic has learned.
According to earlier consistent media reports, the 37-year-old Portuguese attacker would leave the Red Devils for family reasons, but the fact that United finished sixth last season, so he can only play in the group stage of the Europa League, may also play a role in his intention to leave.
On the other hand, Sporting, the most recent silver medalist in the Portuguese points hunt, will be on the main table of the Champions League, and the European champion excellence has already emphasized that it wants to be in the most prestigious European cup series, in which it also holds the record for the most matches played, goals scored and assists. In addition, the Lisbon club is also Ronaldo's training club: he played football in the team until 2003, before he - for the first time - signed a contract with Manchester.
Since then, he has been a footballer for Real Madrid and Juventus, and then last summer he returned to United, with whom he has a contract until next summer.
In mid-July, Erik ten Hag, the new head coach of the English club, emphasized that they want to keep Ronaldo. At the same time, he denied the news about his departure, after they were discussed with Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli and Bayern Munich, among others.
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