Cristiano Ronaldo stays at Manchester United? See what the new coach said about leaving the Portuguese

Out of the Champions League next season, the Manchester United will undergo a major overhaul of its roster. In addition to the arrival of the coach Erik Ten Hagcoming from Ajax, which has already been asking for some big reinforcements, the team should see some well-known names leave the club.

The biggest of them, without a doubt, is the Portuguese star. Cristiano Ronaldo37, one of the greatest of his generation and United’s top scorer in the season with 24 goals in 39 games.

The reason for his departure would be directly linked to United’s absence from the next Champions League. Five-time champion and top scorer in the history of the competition with 140 goalsif he stays at the club, Cristiano Ronaldo would be out of the Champions League for the first time in 18 years, since his first participation.

But, as far as Ten Hag is concerned, Portuguese remains. Contrary to the first information, which stated that he no longer wanted to rely on CR7, the 52-year-old coach, in an interview with the Dutch journalist Mike verweijof From TelegraafI say that I want the Portuguese to stay in Manchester.

“I want Cristiano to stay at Man United, of course. He has been very important for the club. He is a giant, for everything he has shown so far in his career and for how ambitious he is.”he said.

Erik ten Hag on Man Utd plans for Cristiano Ronaldo: “I want to keep Cristiano at Man United, of course. He has been very important for this club”, he tells @MikeVerweij. ???????????? #MUFC

“Ronaldo is a giant, because of everything he has shown so far and because of how ambitious he is”. pic.twitter.com/RH2Se08WOL

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 16, 2022

CR7 contract and possible destinations

Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract runs until June 2023, when the next season ends. According to the British newspaper daily mailManchester United asks 15 million euros (BRL 79.20 million) to release the player already in the next window.

PSG and Real Madrid are the two clubs that are most interested in signing the Portuguese.