Manchester United believe Antony signing could convince Cristiano Ronaldo to stay - Paper Round

Ronaldo set to stay Manchester United believe that recent transfer activity may now convince Cristiano Ronaldo to stay. The Sun reports that having seen the transfer window finally deliver some serious action for United — Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez, Casemiro and Antony, with Martin Dubravka likely to follow — the Portuguese striker will now finally abandon his push to leave the club. Ad TransfersRonaldo set to stay at Manchester United after transfer U-turn — Paper Round7 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: None of those signings change Ronaldo’s chances of playing in the Champions League this season so it would be a shock to see him turn down a move away if the opportunity seriously presents itself before the transfer window shuts.

Given United’s poor transfer windows in the past it makes sense for everyone, including Ronaldo, to remain sceptical. Read the full story No money left for Ten Hag The Telegraph claims that Manchester United have spent the rest of their transfer budget on Antony. Erik ten Hag had also wanted a right-back and a midfielder, but the chances of that look to have been dashed.

Antony cost £85m which means that United will have to look to existing players like Donny van de Beek and Diogo Dalot to produce where the manager had wanted fresh faces. Paper Round’s view: United’s major concern is at right-back. Dalot is a solid if uninspiring player in most qualities, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s brilliant one-on-one skills have diminished as confidence in his potential elsewhere has been dashed.