Cristiano Ronaldo spotted at Portugal’s training ground after missing Manchester United pre-season session

Cristiano Ronaldo was spotted at Portugal’s training ground on Monday after missing the start of Manchester United’s pre-season campaign.

The 37-year-old has told United that he wants to leave Old Trafford this summer in order to join a club who will be playing in the Champions League.

Ronaldo was expected to report for pre-season with United on Monday but the club granted the forward’s absence request due to ‘family reasons’.

On Monday afternoon, Portuguese TV station SIC Noticias filmed Ronaldo arriving at Portugal’s training base located on the outskirts of Lisbon.

It remains unclear if Ronaldo will return to Manchester before the squad travel to Bangkok on Friday to begin their pre-season tour.

Ronaldo has spent part of the summer on holiday in Majorca before travelling back to Portugal.

<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>âï¸Exclusive. Cristiano Ronaldo just arrived to @selecaoportugal training facilities. He’s still in Lisbon after missing @ManUtd first pre-season day. Ronaldo’s future is still uncertain. He wants to play @ChampionsLeague. pic.twitter.com/e2eQ3TAuQE

Meanwhile, Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes has already held talks with Chelsea about a potential deal this summer.

It’s understood that Chelsea are open to the idea of Ronaldo moving to Stamford Bridge but the 37-year-old would need to reduce his £480,000-a-week salary.

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Bayern Munich were also approached but the Bundesliga champions are not interested in a deal.

Similarly, Real Madrid have ruled out the prospect of signing Ronaldo for a second