Erik Ten Hag Confirms Cristiano Ronaldo Will Stay At Manchester United Forever

selmacoffey8 (20)in #news • 2 years ago

Erik ten Hag has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be leaving Manchester United in the final days of the transfer window.

Ronaldo requested to leave Old Trafford earlier this summer in search of Champions League football, and though he was heavily linked with the likes of Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Chelsea, all possible big-name suitors backed away from a transfer.

90min understands that Napoli and former club Sporting CP have explored a deal in recent days, but Ten Hag has now confirmed that Ronaldo will be staying at the club.

"It is clear, of course. We need quality players. You need more to cover all the games to keep the consistency going. That's what we strive for," he said.

Ten Hag was also asked about the future of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, to which he added: "This squad will play from September until January, at minimum, this season."

Ronaldo has started just one game for United so far this season - their 4-0 thrashing at Brentford - and the Red Devils have looked more of a cohesive attacking unit in their last two games with Marcus Rashford starting up top.

United travel to Leicester City on Thursday looking to record three successive Premier League wins for the first time since last December.

With the window slamming shut on Thursday, and with no offers on the table, it looks as though he will have to put up with being at United for a bit longer.

Erik ten Hag has always insisted he wants to keep Ronaldo at the club and he confirmed on Wednesday that he will remain.

Speaking at his press conference, Ten Hag said: “It’s clear, of course. We need quality players. You need more and to cover all the games to keep the consistency going, that’s what we strive for.”

Manchester United are looking to build on their two consecutive victories against Liverpool and Southampton which may have got their season back on track after losing the first two matches.

"The window will end like this (with the signing of Dubravka). You always have to be alert, but we will go from September to January with this squad. Offensively we needed to strengthen the team," the Dutchman was quoted as saying by Sky Sports.

Ten Hag was specifically questioned about the continuity of CR7 and whether he will continue to be important and in the team after the arrival of Antony.

"It's clear (that Ronaldo is part of my plans). We need quality players for every game".

After a summer in which Ronaldo joined United's pre-season training camp late in search of a Champions League club and none of his options (Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Sporting CP) materialised, he will remain at Old Trafford.

With a contract until June 2023, Ronaldo will remain with the Red Devils, who are aiming for the top four in the Premier League and who are playing in the Europa League.

Three games out of four as a substitute

In the four Premier League matches United have played so far, the Portuguese has only started one.

He played 37 minutes against Brighton, 90 minutes at Brentford (the only one in which he started), four minutes against Liverpool and 22 minutes at Southampton.

2 years ago in #news by selmacoffey8 (20)

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