Cristiano Ronaldo left out of Manchester United squad for Atletico Madrid pre-season friendly

Manchester United have left Cristiano Ronaldo out of their squad to face Atletico Madrid in Oslo on Saturday in a pre-season friendly. The news comes after the 37-year-old Portugal international told the club that he wanted to leave for a new club this summer.

Ad/> Reports suggest the latest move from the striker is that his agent, Jorge Mendes, asked United to name their price for a club to make an offer, and he is linked with a return to Sporting Lisbon, as well as a transfer to Napoli. Transfers'One day you'll get some news right' — Ronaldo hits out at departure rumours6 HOURS AGO Both Sporting and Napoli are in this season’s Champions League.

United’s failure to secure a top-four Premier League finish last year meant Ronaldo cannot add to his Champions League scoring record, and all players have had a 25 per cent pay cut as a result of missing out. Ronaldo returned to Man Utd last summer from Juventus, but was linked to Saturday’s opponents Atletico who, like Bayern Munich and Chelsea, have neglected to make an offer for the player.

Ronaldo has not attended pre-season training with United and didn't go on the pre-season tour to Australia and Thailand, but recently met Erik ten Hag for talks. The club have claimed he is staying away due to family reasons.

Football news — LIVE 'Pressure on England' as 'confident' Germany prepare for unexpected final appearance Chelsea 'pulled out' of Kounde deal due to 'doubts', Sevilla's Monchi reveals United announced on their official website the squad who are due to travel, including new signings Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez. United play Rayo Vallecano in another friendly on Sunday before their first game of the new Premier League season against Brighton