Cristiano Ronaldo: Fabrizio Romano gives full breakdown on Man Utd star's situation

Cristiano Ronaldo has asked to leave Manchester United.

Multiple high-level reports revealed on Saturday afternoon that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has asked United to be allowed to leave the club this summer if the right opportunity arises.

The news was first broken by Duncan Castles of The Times with his report explaining that Ronaldo wants to make the most of the ‘three or four years’ that he believes he still has at the highest level.

Now 37 years old, Ronaldo doesn’t want to waste a year playing in the Europa League and instead wants to do his upmost in order to win the highest individual and team accolades while he still can.

It’s an alarming situation for United fans when you consider that Ronaldo only returned to the club 12 months ago and seemed poised to form a pivotal part of Erik ten Hag’s new era at Old Trafford.

But alas, it looks as though the Red Devils’ only hope of keeping Ronaldo around until the end of his contract is the right bid for the Portuguese superstar simply not arising this summer.

However, if you’re still feeling a little confused about the whole Ronaldo situation – and it’d be hard to blame you when it all came out of practically nowhere – then fear not, because Fabrizio Romano is on the case.

Arguably the world’s most famous journalist in football, Romano has built up a formidable reputation in recent years for essentially getting things spot on every single time in regards to transfer news.

Such is the sheer depth and reach of Romano’s contacts that he seems to either always be breaking huge transfer updates himself or serving as Twitter’s mouthpiece for the biggest developments.

As such, you could rest assured that he was all over the Ronaldo situation like a cheap suit this