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Diaranson 27 Juli 2022

Ronaldo arrives at Man United's training base, set for talks

(AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo ar- in the league last season, 35 points
rived at Manchester United's behind first-place Manchester City.
training ground with his agent
on Tuesday with the Portugal United has said Ronaldo has not
great's future at the English club returned to training yet because
up in the air. of "personal reasons." Ten Hag has
repeatedly said he is counting on
Ronaldo has yet to start preseason Ronaldo being part of the squad this
training with United — he missed season.
the team's tour of Thailand and If United does allow Ronaldo to join
Australia — and is set to hold talks another club, it leaves ten Hag short
with recently hired manager Erik of center forwards in his squad and
ten Hag. with little more than a month left in
Ronaldo's agent, Jorge Mendes, was Europe's summer transfer window
pictured in the car driven by Ron- to bring in a replacement.
aldo entering United's Carrington
training base. In Ronaldo's absence, Anthony
Martial has been playing up front
British broadcaster Sky Sports and impressed on the preseason
News reported that Alex Ferguson, tour, scoring three goals in four
the former United manager who games.
signed Ronaldo for the player's first
spell at the club from 2003-09, ar- Martial spent the second half of last
rived at Carrington earlier Tuesday. season on loan at Sevilla last year,
Ferguson played an influential role scoring one goal, so it could repre-
in persuading Ronaldo to return to sent an unlikely second chance for
United last year. the French striker.

The 37-year-old Ronaldo reportedly Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani
wants to play for another team after was one of the players to leave Unit-
only one year back at Old Trafford, ed during this offseason because his
with United not in the Champions contract expired.
League this season or in shape to
compete with the best teams in Eng- United has been linked with the
land. United finished in sixth place signing of Ajax forward Antony.