Spartak Moscow aim dig at Cristiano Ronaldo with his hopes of leaving Man Utd in tatters

Spartak Moscow have poked fun at Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo, as his hopes of leaving Old Trafford have taken another blow.

Earlier in the window, Ronaldo told the Red Devils that he would be open to leaving the club, should Erik ten Hag’s side receive a suitable offer for him. United’s lack of Champions League football in the 2022/23 season is believed to be the chief reason behind him handing in a transfer request only a year after returning to Manchester from Juventus.

Chelsea and Bayern Munich have been among the clubs linked with interest in the five-time Ballon d’Or winner. However, reports claim that Blues boss Thomas Tuchel is not keen signing the 37-year-old this summer, while Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has played down the German club’s interest in the striker.

While Ronaldo is seemingly available to clubs this summer, it appears as if the striker is not someone who is wanted by too many. The striker was linked with an offer of a £2million-a-week salary from an unnamed Saudi club that would have seen the striker earn £211m over two years. However, Ronaldo was reportedly not keen on pursuing that opportunity.

Now, Russian top-flight side Spartak Moscow have poked fun at Ronaldo, with no club of Ronaldo’s interest seemingly making a move towards signing him so far.

They quote tweeted an old photo where they messaged Lionel Messi on Instagram, saying “Hi, Leo!” with Messi replying “no”. Spartak then posted a photo of Ronaldo’s account seemingly saying “Hi, Spartak!” with the Russian club replying “no” just like Messi did in January 2021. They captioned the photos “Pain again. But not for us this time.”

Ronaldo is yet to link up with United for pre-season and has missed both