Reports revealed that Portuguese football star, Cristiano Ronaldo, missed training with the “Manchester United” team, today, Monday, for “family reasons”, just days after he informed the club about his desire to leave.
The United players, who were off international duty at the end of the season, were scheduled to meet with the rest of the team on Monday, according to Goal.
But according to British media reports, Ronaldo did not attend for not attending the United training ground, a behavior that the club accepted.
However, Ronaldo’s (37) absence from training today will be interpreted as the latest blow in his attempt to engineer a move away from Old Trafford.
It was reported that Cristiano Ronaldo was disappointed with the decline in the level of “Manchester United” since his return to it last year, coming from the Italian club “Juventus”.
Manchester United failed to qualify for the Champions League next season, after finishing sixth in the English Premier League.
And despite the appointment of a new coach, Erik Ten Hag from Ajax, Ronaldo reportedly does not believe that United can compete for major titles in the near future.
At the end of his career, Ronaldo prefers to join a club that can satisfy his desire to compete for the best prizes in the game.
One year remains from the expiration of Ronaldo’s contract with Manchester United, and he played 19 consecutive seasons in the European Champions League, and he is the tournament’s historical top scorer, and he is also the winner of the “Golden Ball” award 5 times.