Two former Manchester United stars agree about Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer wish
Former Old Trafford stars Mikael Silvestre and Louis Saha say they ultimately would like to see Cristiano Ronaldo stay at Manchester United this season.
The 37-year-old made a return to action on Sunday, playing his first 45 minutes of pre-season in the 1-1 friendly draw with Rayo Vallecano. Ronaldo had not joined United on their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to family reasons.
But prior to the trip, the superstar had told the club he wanted to leave after becoming unhappy with the club's situation. Saha says that, while he wants Ronaldo to stay at United, his expectation of trophies so soon is “unrealistic” and said the attacker was thinking selfishly.
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Speaking to Sky Bet, he said: “In some way, from Cristiano Ronaldo’s point of view it’s a bit unrealistic to ask now a club of this size to adapt to him and his dream. It was unrealistic that just his arrival would have changed all this.
“Asking that again after a poor season and maybe not great transfer market business in his view, I don’t really understand how dramatic it is to change and to do all those things.
“I’m not Cristiano but as someone who seems to be a supporter of Manchester United, I have felt like he hasn’t shown completely enough of that, he is thinking about himself."
Saha added: “I am not going to judge him because he is an immense player and I’m not in his position, but I would have loved him to stay because he’s a terrific player. No-one can judge his actions at this moment because it’s his own career.”
Meanwhile, Silvestre took a more reserved stance when speaking to 888sport about Ronaldo’s desire to leave, underlining his hope that the Portuguese star will stay. “I don’t really