Man Utd deny Ronaldo contract termination plans amid ongoing scrutiny

Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United is facing further scrutiny but the club have denied speculation his contract will be terminated.

The 37-year-old has 12 months left on his current deal with the option of a further year.

Manchester United's official response is that the Portugal international is not for sale. A spokesperson for the club said: "There is no change in the club's position".

Sky Sports News understands Ronaldo would like to leave Old Trafford for Champions League football.

Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure during United's 4-0 defeat at Brentford on Saturday, which left Erik ten Hag's side bottom of the Premier League table.

Ten Hag ordered United's players in for extra training on Sunday and wanted to make them run 13.8 kilometres during training because Brentford's players ran that much further than them during Saturday's defeat. (109.4km to United's 95.6km).

Ten Hag was thought to be horrified by the performance of United and made it clear to the squad they have let everyone associated with the club down.

He underlined it is non-negotiable that players run through brick walls when you play for United.

The feeling at senior levels of the club is that even with an immediate recruitment policy overhaul it could take up to five years for the club to challenge again for the Premier League and the Champions League.

Ten Hag wants a centre-forward and a midfielder in this window. Sources close to the Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic claim he wants to move to United.

Austria international Kalajdzic has entered the final year of his contract and is thought to be one of a number of strikers United are looking at.

Austria head coach and former United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said Kalajdzic's