London, July 5: Manchester United are unsure whether star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will accompany the team on Friday for their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia.
According to a report published in Sky Sports, the 37-year-old has not reported back to training at Carrington, citing family reasons, which the club have accepted.
Ronaldo’s absence comes amid informing United he wants to leave Old Trafford this summer if a suitable offer arrives.
The report suggested that Ronaldo was due to re-join his teammates on Monday, but has instead been keeping fit at Portugal’s training base – Cidade do Futebol — for the past few days.
Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United this summer amid concerns he will be unable to compete for the biggest trophies at the club, but the higher authorities at Old Trafford insisted that the forward is not for sale.
Earlier, reports surfaced that Ronaldo is planning to return to Juventus after an underwhelming season with the Premier League club. Sky Sports News has been told Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has spent the past few weeks selling the ‘Cristiano effect’ to clubs having compiled a dossier of his client’s immense sponsorship, social media and ‘new markets’ influence. (IANS)
