Report: Cristiano Ronaldo will be allowed to leave Manchester United

According to a report in The Daily Telegraph, Cristiano Ronaldo will now be allowed to leave Manchester United. Providing he can find a new club.

That second part could be hard as the clock ticks down on the summer transfer window.

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Ronaldo, 37, has wanted to leave all summer long and United’s new manager, Erik ten Hag, was said to be fine with that. However, reports have stated that United’s hierarchy wanted to keep Ronaldo at the club and that remains their position.

However the latest report, via The Daily Telegraph, is that Cristiano Ronaldo has been told he can leave Manchester United if he can find a new club. That news comes off the back of a shocking start to the season as United have lost both their games (to Brentford and Brighton after two awful performances) and Ronaldo has looked disinterested.

Our partners in the UK at Sky Sports say that Ronaldo ‘may’ be allowed to leave if Erik ten Hag believes it is better for the team that the Portuguese superstar leaves Old Trafford.

Since these reports emerged, Ronaldo has responded on social media saying he will conduct an interview in a few weeks’ time and accused the media of “telling lies” and added that of the 100 reports about his future in recent months “only five were right.” That sound you can hear is everyone grabbing popcorn.

Cristiano Ronaldo may be allowed to leave #MUFC this month if Erik ten Hag decides his departure would be better for the club going forward.pic.twitter.com/izq4a0BMTH

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 16, 2022

There are only a few options left if he wants to continue to play in the Champions League, which is reportedly the main reason he wants to leave United.

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